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% IFSO "In that case . . ." (4) USA Today Nov 2, 2026
10% LEST In case (4) New York Times Oct 15, 2026
9% RAMPART Knock section of the defence (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Nov 6, 2026
9% CASKET Jewel case (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 1, 2026
9% ATTACHE Kind of case (7) Newsday Oct 31, 2026
9% ATTACK Proverbially, this is the best form of defence (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 11, 2026
9% DITZ Space case (4) The Atlantic Oct 11, 2026
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