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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 Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Times and The Irish Independent.
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