Crossword Genius

Campaigns that could make us scared (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crusades

'campaigns' is the definition.
(Crusade is an example)

'could make us scared' is the wordplay.
'could make' indicates an anagram.
'us'+'scared'='usscared'
'usscared' is an anagram of 'CRUSADES'.

'that' is the link.

(Other definitions for crusades that I've seen before include "Military expeditions by Christians to recapture the Holy Land" , "wars" .)

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