Deprived Official Caught In Gamble Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BEREFT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BEREFT

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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2	24%	7		Gamble
3	24%	3		Gamble

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BEREFT" which means:

adjective satellite

• Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
• Sorrowful through loss or deprivation

verb

• To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.
• To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
• To deprive of power; prevent.
• To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
• To destroy life; cut off.

adjective

• (of a person) pained by the loss of someone.
• Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.

An example sentence would be:

• "She was bereft of hope after losing her job."
• "The child looked bereft without her favorite toy."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic29 Jun 2009	Down 16
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