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Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere... she's a keeper (7)

Minute Cryptic clue · August 7, 2026 · answer and full explanation
By Ahmed Hassan
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The Minute Cryptic clue “Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere... she's a keeper” (7) was set for Friday, August 7, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.

Minute Cryptic · August 7, 2026

Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere... she's a keeper

(7)

The answer isHOARDER

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Letters 7

How this clue works

The answer

HOARDER

The clue reads “Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere... she's a keeper” (7).

What HOARDER means

/ˈhɔːdə/noun
noun

One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

Synonyms

hoardy, pack rat

This clue’s puzzle day

This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Friday, August 7, 2026. Open the August 7, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.

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