The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEECH which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2015.
It's hard to get rid of one crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEECH | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It's hard to get rid of one
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Crossword Answer definitions
LEECH noun- An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
- A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
- To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
- To drain (resources) without giving back.
- A physician.
- (Heathenry) A healer.
- To treat, cure or heal.
- The vertical edge of a square sail.
- The aft edge of a triangular sail.
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