Defensive "chop" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defensive "chop" last seen in Universal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KARATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KARATE Defensive "chop" (6) Universal Sep 15, 2018
9% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
9% HACK Chop (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 21, 2025
9% MINCES Chops (6) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
9% ATTHEDOUBLE Chop chop! Chop chop! (2,3,6) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 14, 2025
8% TED Chopped host Allen (3) The Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
8% LOP Chop (off) (3) Universal Oct 17, 2025
8% DICED Chopped into small cubes (5) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
8% HEW Chop with an ax (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
8% AXE Chopping tool (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025

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