Brief Military Engagement Crossword Clue

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	noun • a minor short-term fight verb • engage in a skirmish
	27%	6		Military engagement
	noun • something done (usually as opposed to something said) • the state of being active • a military engagement • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the series of events that form a plot • the trait of being active and energetic and forceful • the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong • an act by a government body or supranational organization • the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field • In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). verb • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against • put in effect
	27%	6		Military engagement
	noun • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • an energetic attempt to achieve something • an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) verb • battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

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	Clue	Source
1	A military engagement
2	Combat; military engagement; or, a contest or struggle generally Telegraph Herculis - 24 Jul 2023	Telegraph Herculis / 24 Jul 2023
3	Cost of brief engagement? The Guardian Cryptic - 28 Mar 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Mar 2012
4	Had a brief musical engagement
5	Military engagement New York Times - 10 Sep 2008	New York Times / 10 Sep 2008
6	Military unit seeking engagement? Quite the opposite The Guardian Cryptic - 09 Nov 2000	The Guardian Cryptic / 09 Nov 2000
7	Minor military engagement The Guardian Quick - 08 Jun 2005	The Guardian Quick / 08 Jun 2005

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