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Work hard; corruption Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Telegraph Plusword · 2026-10-22

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(noun)

  1. the act of grafting something onto something else
  2. the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
  3. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

(verb)

  1. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
  2. cause to grow together parts from different plants

(noun)

  1. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)
  2. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
  3. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  4. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
  5. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
  6. in a state of progressive putrefaction

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 5 letters
    GRAFT

    Work hard; corruption (5)

    The Telegraph Plusword · Oct 22, 2026

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