Accost (6)
(Other definitions for attack that I've seen before include "Raid" , "Forward line" , "An assault or onslaught" , "Assault, offensive" , "Hit out" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">accost</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for confront that I've seen before include "Square up to" , "Face up to (a problem)" , "Meet face to face with" , "Face in opposition" , "Oppose head-on" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">accost</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for buttonhole that I've seen before include "florist may supply one" , "Get hold of" , "as Ancient Mariner did wedding guests?" , "Grab someone's (unwilling?) attention - in which carnation is worn on a jacket?" , "Spray" .)