Defensive trench Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defensive trench (7) featured in Sun Mini puzzle on January 14, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FOXHOLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FOXHOLE Defensive trench (7) (7) The Sun Mini Jan 14, 2026
98% MOAT Defensive trench (4) Newsday Nov 1, 2019
41% MOATS Defensive trenches (5) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2022
3% CENTREBACK Defensive soccer player (6,4) (10) Puzzler Jan 12, 2026
3% NORAD US/Canada defense group (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
3% ORAL Like most dissertation defenses (4) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
3% AMNOT Defensive comeback (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
3% DEEP Like the Mariana Trench (4) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
3% NATO Western defense alliance (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
3% ALIBI Defense strategy (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025

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