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| 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a retailer of meat • a brutal indiscriminate murderer • a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market • someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence verb • kill (animals) usually for food consumption | ||||
| 37% | 7 | Shopkeepers | ||
noun • English comic actor (1925-1980) | ||||
| 37% | 4 | What shopkeepers do is to close after five | ||
verb • sell or offer for sale from place to place | ||||
Shopkeepers More Tough
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BUTCHER which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BUTCHER
Updated: September 17, 2025
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