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Protein in muscles mostly pretending to be something else (5)

1 solution5 lettersCrypticLast seen 9 OCT 2026
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ACTIN is the 5-letter answer to “Protein in muscles mostly pretending to be something else (5)”, last seen in The Sun Cryptic Crossword on 9 October 2026.

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The Sun Cryptic Crossword9 OCT 2026

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Protein active in muscular contraction (5)ACTIN

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