Old Fortress Liable To Collapse Holding Little Weight Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) • a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
	34%	8		Liable to break or collapse
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	33%	6		A fortress within a fortress
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The Guardian Cryptic19 Jan 2007	Across 21
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