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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASSISTANTDA Defense opponent, briefly (11) LA Times Daily Mar 4, 2018
7% BEAT Outplay, as an opponent (4)
7% GOTOPEN Had no defense? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
7% FOE Opponent (3) Newsday Feb 23, 2026
7% THEM Opponents of "us" (4) Universal Feb 15, 2026
7% LENIN Czar opponent (5) Newsday Feb 5, 2026
6% DENIED Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g. (6) The Atlantic Mar 15, 2026
6% EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms (3) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
6% MEDS Scripts, briefly (4) Newsday Mar 13, 2026
6% TOROS Opponents of los matadores (5) The Washington Post Mini Mar 12, 2026

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