Defensive Ring Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
	35%	7		Fortress's defensive ring
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	33%	10		Ring, ring, ring, goes the ______
	noun • a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh

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New York Times18 Aug 2018	Down 29
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