Cryptic crossword clue
Charge cut for informer 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAT

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The straight part

We know that "informer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case informer = rat.

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What does RAT mean?

1. A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
2. Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
3. A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
4. An informant or snitch.
5. A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
6. A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
7. A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
8. A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
9. Vagina.
10. Short for muskrat.

1. (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
2. To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
3. (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

1. A scratch or a score.
2. A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

1. To scratch or score.
2. To tear, rip, rend.
3. Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.

1. A ration.

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