Improper, in a way
The crossword clue "Improper, in a way" is answered by LEWD, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LEWD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEWD answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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