Assail (5)
'assail' is the definition.
(I know that assail can be written as attack)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for attack that I've seen before include "Assault - assail" , "Hit out" , "mount an offensive" , "Strike" , "Forward line" .)
'assail' is the definition.
(I know that beset is a kind of assail)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for beset that I've seen before include "surrounded by hostile forces" , "Press" , "Surround (with problems)" , "Hem in, surround" , "Surround and harass" .)
'assail' is the definition.
(I know that assault is a kind of assail)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for assault that I've seen before include "Attack suddenly" , "Attack associated with" , "set about" , "Onslaught" , "Mount an attack" .)