Challenge For Defenders Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
	23%	9		Hinder keeper and defenders at the back
	noun • a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
	23%	10		Defenders sometimes put obstructions across street
	noun • a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

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New York Times27 Sep 2014	Down 44
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