Defence cuts (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRENCHES Defence cuts (8) (8)
84% TRENCH One of the defence cuts? (6) (6)
63% WALPOLE British statesman getting stick after defence cut (7) The Times Cryptic May 25, 2017
11% ALIBI Legal defence (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 12, 2025
9% ADZE Cutting tool (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
9% EDGE Cutting-___ technology (4)
9% LOIN Cut of beef (4) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
9% SLIT Narrow cut (4) Commuter Oct 9, 2025
9% PARSNIP Vegetable to cut, cut and cut (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
9% TBONE Steak cut (5) Commuter Oct 1, 2025
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