Defense (10)
I believe the answer is:
protection
'defense' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for protection that I've seen before include "Defence; patronage" , "Way to extort money criminally" .)
I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.
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