What's the most likely answer to Coming before what a hawk may be doing crossword clue?

The most likely answer is PREDATING .

How many solutions for the clue Coming before what a hawk may be doing is there?

We've seen this clue 1 times and have 1 unique solutions for this crossword clue.

Coming before what a hawk may be doing Crossword Clue Answer

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PREDATING

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The straight part

We know that "Coming before/what a hawk may be doing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coming before/what a hawk may be doing = predating.

The cryptic/wordplay part

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What does PREDATING mean?

PREDATING verb

To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.