Panetta's successor as defense secretary Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAGEL Panetta's successor as defense secretary (5)
7% GATES Defense secretary before Panetta (5) LA Times Daily Mar 27, 2016
7% LEON Defense secretary Panetta (4)
6% REPLACEMENT Successor (11) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
6% COHEN Clinton's last defense secretary (5) New York Times Aug 1, 2025
6% ASPIN Cheney's successor as Defense Secretary (5)
5% PSALMS Job successor (6) Newsday Oct 4, 2025
5% SADAT Nasser's successor (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 29, 2025
5% MOAT Castle defense (4) New York Times Sep 22, 2025
5% DVD Videocassette successor (3) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
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