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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CABINETPOST Secretary of Defense, for one (11) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2018
8% GOTOPEN Had no defense? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
8% DESK Secretary, for example (4) New York Times Feb 27, 2026
8% LAWYER One who's on the defense, perhaps (6) New York Times Jan 23, 2026
7% NATO Western defense grp. (4) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
7% ALIBI Suspect's defense, sometimes (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
7% THORNS Flowery form of defense (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 26, 2026
7% ANNAN Kofi ____, former UN secretary-general (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 26, 2026
7% BREASTPLATE *Defensive armor that covers the chest (11) LA Times Daily Feb 23, 2026
7% MADAM "__ Secretary": Téa Leoni drama (5) LA Times Daily Feb 18, 2026

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