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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI A legal defence (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 12, 2018
38% ALIBIS Legal defences (6) The Telegraph Quick Mar 5, 2025
22% MALIBU Greek character holding legal defence: not the last resort (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 3, 2015
20% ALBI Centre for heretics has heart knocked out of legal defence (4)
3% PARA Prefix with "chute" or "legal" (4)
3% INLAW Legal relative (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
3% LAWCOURT Legal chamber (3,5) (8) The Guardian Quick Jan 5, 2026
3% PETTIFOGGERY Legal chicanery (12) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 4, 2026
3% POWEROFATTORNEY Legal authority to act for another (15) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
3% BYLAW Legally local rule (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 2, 2026

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