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Defence For A Castle Gateway Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PORTCULLIS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage

32%8Gateway with a drawbridge in a castle
noun

• a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

32%8Gateway in a castle's moat
noun

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

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