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Guard (6)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">guard</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(defend can mean to guard or protect)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for defend that I've seen before include "Champion" , "Protect - endorse" , "Fortify" , "Maintain against attack" , "Block, as in cricket" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Times, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The Irish Independent and The Mirror.
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