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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | PANETTA Former Secretary of Defense under Obama | (7) | ||
| 4% | ARNE ___ Duncan (Education secretary under Obama) | (4) | ||
| 3% | CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. | (5) | USA Today | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 3% | ABUSED Misemployed under-secretary sleeping around | (6) | The Telegraph Toughie | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 3% | ASHCARTER Barack Obama's final secretary of defense (2015-17) | (9) | New York Times | Aug 16, 2025 |
| 3% | COHEN Clinton's last defense secretary | (5) | New York Times | Aug 1, 2025 |
| 3% | CLINTON Former Secretary of State Hillary | (7) | Universal | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 3% | LES Former defense secretary Aspin | (3) | ||
| 3% | LEON Former secretary of defense Panetta | (4) | LA Times Daily | Jul 21, 2019 |
| 3% | HAGEL Obama's third defense secretary | (5) |
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