Structured affair and ruptured her chair rhyme essentially

The answer to “Structured affair and ruptured her chair rhyme essentially” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is HIERARCHY — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 15, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 3-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Structured affair and ruptured her chair rhyme essentially” answer

HIERARCHY (9 letters)

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What does HIERARCHY mean?

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When else has “Structured affair and ruptured her chair rhyme essentially” appeared?

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August 15, 2026 (most recent) → HIERARCHY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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