The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INFORCE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1951.
Valid; operative: 2 wds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| INFORCE | 100 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Valid; operative: 2 wds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- defunct
 - force
 - heads
 - setoff
 - crisp
 - drops
 - dwarf
 - guys
 - advs
 - goon
 - packrat
 - good
 
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