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Military encirclement (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

siege

'military encirclement' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for siege that I've seen before include "Operation to capture a fort, for example" , "Offence in which fortified place is surrounded" , "Blockade of a fortified place" , "Persistent attack" , "Military operation surrounding a town" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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