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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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SIEGE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SIEGE
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