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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LINEBACKER Defensive stalwart (10) USA Today Nov 21, 2015
3% TOXIN Lionfish's defense (5) Newsday Mar 27, 2026
3% INKY Like a squid's defense (4) Universal Mar 18, 2026
3% DENIED Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g. (6) The Atlantic Mar 15, 2026
3% EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms (3) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
3% NATO Western defense grp. (4) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
3% ALIBI Suspect's defense, sometimes (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
3% GOTOPEN Had no defense? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
3% THORNS Flowery form of defense (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 26, 2026
3% BREASTPLATE *Defensive armor that covers the chest (11) LA Times Daily Feb 23, 2026

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