Justification In Underdogs Playing Without Half Of Side Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "GROUNDS" which means:

noun
• • Your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
• • The enclosed land around a house or other building
• • A tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
• • A justification for something existing or happening
• • Dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
verb
• • To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
• • To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
• • To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
• • To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
• • To hit a ground ball. compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
• • To place something on the ground.
• • To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
• • To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
• • To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
• • To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

An example sentence would be:

• • "He walked around the school grounds."
• • "The coffee grounds are used to make compost."

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