Allocating roles to defend line protecting the king Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Allocating roles to defend line protecting the king last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CASTLING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CASTLING Allocating roles to defend line protecting the king (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 17, 2021
3% STANDARDDISTRIBUTION Allocation of royal flags before the King's speech? (20) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
3% ASSIGN Allocate (6) The Times Concise Nov 14, 2025
3% REGAN "King Lear" role (5) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
3% QUOTA Allocated amount (5) The Times Concise Oct 23, 2025
3% SHARE Allocation (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 23, 2025
2% DEFENDS Protects (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 29, 2025
2% PARAPET Protective wall (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
2% PATENTS Inventors' protections (7) Newsday Nov 26, 2025
2% ACTOR Role player (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 23, 2025

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