Chicken backing away from gangster — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Chicken backing away from gangster”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 13th Apr 2021. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Chicken backing away from gangster” is CAPON (5 letters).
We last saw “Chicken backing away from gangster” in Guardian Cryptic on 13th Apr 2021.
The 5-letter answer for “Chicken backing away from gangster” is CAPON.
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