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noun • any of the bones of the fingers or toes • any closely ranked crowd of people • a body of troops in close array | ||||||||
| 31% | 9 | Troops protecting back of military formation | ||||||
noun • a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body | ||||||||
| 31% | 7 | Troops stepped out in this formation | ||||||
noun • status in a society or organization • a body of troops arranged in a line • a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset | ||||||||
Body Of Troops In Close Formation Crossword Clue
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PHALANX which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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PHALANX
Updated: October 13, 2023
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