Half a ditch protects long animal Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HYENA Half a ditch protects long animal (5) The Times Cryptic May 29, 2017
4% MOAT Protective ditch (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 2, 2025
3% EXTREMISM Ditched female maybe shakes, not half - is male displaying bigotry? (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
3% TRENCH Long, narrow ditch (6) USA Today Aug 28, 2025
3% GULLY Ditch (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 21, 2025
3% COATI Long-snouted ring-tailed animal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2025
3% ONE Half and half (3)
3% KEPT Didn't ditch (4) Newsday Aug 14, 2025
3% DOLPHIN Aquatic animal with a long memory (7)
3% WILDLIFEPRESERVES Protected areas for animals (17)

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