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Defense mechanism (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fort

(Other definitions for fort that I've seen before include "castle, perhaps" , "& 4 Down Army post in USA" , "Keep" , "Citadel" , "William in Scotland" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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