The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word UNSEATS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2005.
Defeats, as an incumbent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UNSEATS | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defeats, as an incumbent
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Crossword Answer definitions
UNSEATS verb- To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat.
- To deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election, or simply by defeating them in an election.
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