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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAGEL Panetta’s successor at Defense (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 26, 2022
6% HEIR Successor (4) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
5% FOXHOLE Defensive trench (7) (7) The Sun Mini Jan 14, 2026
5% CENTREBACK Defensive soccer player (6,4) (10) Puzzler Jan 12, 2026
5% NORAD US/Canada defense group (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
5% ORAL Like most dissertation defenses (4) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
5% EURO Mark's successor (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
5% AMNOT Defensive comeback (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
5% REAGAN Jimmy Carter successor (6) Newsday Dec 31, 2025
5% NATO Western defense alliance (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025

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