Change the last word in defence, initially (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMEND Change the last word in defence, initially (5) (5)
7% TRANSLATION Doctor ran in last to change (11) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
7% ALL Last word of the Pledge of Allegiance (3) USA Today Sep 16, 2025
7% ALIBI Legal defence (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 12, 2025
7% ELSE Last word of an ultimatum (4) Universal Aug 19, 2025
7% REARGUARD Last line of defence (9) (9)
7% AMEN Mean to change the last word (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jul 1, 2025
6% LIBRETTO Bert, toil changing the words of the opera! (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
6% REBUTTAL Defence lawyer's job (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Sep 29, 2025
6% ISA "The best defence ____ good offence" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 26, 2025
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