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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SQUAREOFF Adopt a defensive stance as traditionalist away (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 14, 2021
2% DENIED Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g. (6) The Atlantic Mar 15, 2026
2% EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms (3) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
2% SPCA Adoption advocate (4) Newsday Mar 12, 2026
2% NATO Western defense grp. (4) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
2% ALIBI Suspect's defense, sometimes (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
2% POSES Model's stances (5) Commuter Mar 2, 2026
2% TAKEUP Adopt as a hobby (4,2) (6) Puzzler Mar 2, 2026
2% GOTOPEN Had no defense? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
2% THORNS Flowery form of defense (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 26, 2026

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