Job cut to protect former state — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Job cut to protect former state”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 6th Apr 2011. 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 “Job cut to protect former state” is TEXAS (5 letters).
We last saw “Job cut to protect former state” in Guardian Cryptic on 6th Apr 2011.
The 5-letter answer for “Job cut to protect former state” is TEXAS.
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