The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANOMALY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2012.
Departure, of a sort crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ANOMALY | 50 % | 7 | 
| DIVERGENCE | 50 % | 10 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Departure, of a sort
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anomaly
 - front
 - gate
 - pick
 - turn
 - obit
 - pipe
 - sneak
 - tidal
 - zero
 - abandonment
 - aberration
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ANOMALY noun- A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
 - Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
 - Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
 - Any of various angular distances.
 - A defect or malformation.
 - A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
 - An irregularity or disproportion.
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ANOMALY
- Rara avis
 - Odd one out
 - Unusual situation
 - Deviation
 - Blip
 - Deviation from the norm
 - Deviation from the usual
 - Exception
 - It's peculiar
 - Exception to the rule