Gives support to players in defence (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKS Gives support to players in defence (5) (5)
7% ALIBI Courtroom defence (5) Puzzler Backwords May 6, 2026
7% SUGARY Player supporting the Guardian, perversely, is sweet? (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 2, 2026
7% BLACK Chess player's need to support bishop (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 13, 2026
7% SUSTAIN Give continual support to (7) The Times Concise Feb 4, 2026
6% ACCEDE Give in (6) Eugene Sheffer May 8, 2026
6% PRO Paid player (3) Commuter May 7, 2026
6% PROS Top players (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 5, 2026
6% PROP Rugby player (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 5, 2026
6% STEREO Music player (6) The Times Concise May 4, 2026
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