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Spray For Self Defense Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MACE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• an official who carries a mace of office

• (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization

• spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed

• a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

39%11 Use of pepper spray, tasers, or batons
noun

• the act of defending yourself

37%6 Using a type of self-defense spray
verb

• To hit someone or something with a mace.

• To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.

• To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.

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