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An Aphetic Form Of A Word For Protection Used To Describe Barriers Palings Or Railings For Bounding Enclosing Or Protecting Land Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FENCES which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• a barrier that serves to enclose an area

• a dealer in stolen property

verb

• enclose with a fence

• receive stolen goods

• fight with fencing swords

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• have an argument about something

38%14Enclosing or bounding
verb

• draw a line around

• restrict or confine within limits

• to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

37%6 Enclosed with palings
noun

• a barrier that serves to enclose an area

• a dealer in stolen property

verb

• enclose with a fence

• receive stolen goods

• fight with fencing swords

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• have an argument about something

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