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Despised Philanthropist Has To Improve When Grammatically Failing Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%8Exact Match!
228%5 Absolutely despised
328%6 Person despised and avoided

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We think the answer is "DO-GOODER" which means:

    noun
  • • Someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The do-gooder spent every weekend volunteering at the local homeless shelter."
  • • "She was known as a do-gooder because she was always helping others."

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The Guardian Cryptic25 Nov 2015 Down 7
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