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Defend, conserve (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

protect

I believe this is a double definition.

'defend' is the first definition.
(I know that defend is a more specific form of the action protect)

'conserve' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for protect that I've seen before include "Guard" , "Keep safe" , "Shield from danger" , "Keep from danger" , "Defend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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