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Boar free after battering ancestor (8)

1 solution8 lettersCrypticLast seen 17 AUG 2025
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FOREBEAR is the 8-letter answer to “Boar free after battering ancestor (8)”, last seen in The Sun Cryptic Crossword on 17 August 2025.

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The Sun Cryptic Crossword17 AUG 2025

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Antecedent (8)FOREBEAR

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