Defensive excavation Crossword Clue

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
MOAT Defensive excavation (4) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2024
GUNPIT Defensive excavation (6)
TRENCH Defensive excavation (6)

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3% AMNOT Defensive comeback to 26-Down (5) USA Today Sep 11, 2025
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3% E Defensive back stats (Abbr.) (1) USA Today Quick Sep 11, 2025
3% OWNGOAL Defensive howler (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
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3% PALEONTOLOGIST US expert in what's excavated and moved to glean topsoil (14) The Times Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
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3% NSC Defense advisory group: Abbr. (3)
3% SWEEPERS Rubbish clearances with these defensive players? (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 21, 2025

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