Protection from a terrible enemy (3)

I believe the answer is:

lee

'protection' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'from a terrible enemy' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'LEE' can be found hidden inside 'terrible enemy'.

(Other definitions for lee that I've seen before include "Robert E. - - , US hero" , "The sheltered side of something" , "Revolutionary general" , "Commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War" , "actor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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