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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASPIN Clinton's first secretary of defense (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 17, 2015
7% COHEN Clinton's Secretary of Defense (5)
7% PERRY Clinton defense secretary (5)
5% AMNOT Defensive comeback (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
5% TYPING Secretarial skill (6) (6) Puzzler Jan 5, 2026
5% NATO Western defense alliance (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
5% LEONI "Madam Secretary" star (5) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
5% ALIBI Defense strategy (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
5% HORNYTOAD Lizard with defensive spines (9) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
5% CABINET It has a lot of secretaries (7) New York Times Dec 21, 2025

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