Case for the defence (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Case for the defence (5) (5)
54% ESCAPEMECHANISM President ultimately dismissed active impeachment cases? That's a defence strategy (6,9) (15)
47% SANDBAG Small piece of court evidence turned on its head is case for the defence against Flood (7)
10% EDGE __ case (4) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
10% IFSO "In that case ..." (4) The Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
10% DEBUT Case for defence, except in first appearance (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
9% SHEATH Case for a blade (6) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
9% ARGUMENT Case opener (8) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
9% UFOLOGY Crank cases? (7) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
9% CRATE Packing case (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 13, 2025
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