Legal protection, plain as day (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PATENT Legal protection, plain as day (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 10, 2024
8% OVERT Plain as day (5) Premier Sunday Jul 20, 2025
7% APPARENT Obvious, plain (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
7% OWN Legally possess (3)
7% MANIFEST Obvious, plain (8) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
7% ESTOP Preclude legally (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
7% BISON Plains grazers (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 3, 2025
7% LAWFUL Legal, licit (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 1, 2025
7% WRIT Legal document (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 30, 2025
7% ANNUL Revoke legally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025

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