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Flush and show you've been taken unawares(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Flush and show you've been taken unawares”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 2nd January 2026.

The answer is
S T A R T
5 letters · most recently seen on 2nd January 2026

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