Defensive Ditches Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff). • A pit, groove, cavity, or depression. • A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon. • A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, Cryptoprocta ferox. • A ditch or moat.
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	noun • ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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New York Times28 Nov 1997	Down 33
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