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King leads a charge to create defensive system (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

karate

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'defensive system' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'king leads a charge' is the wordplay.
'leads' suggests taking the first letters.
'charge' becomes 'rate' (rate is a kind of charge).
The initial letter of 'king' is 'k'.
'k'+'a'+'rate'='KARATE'

'to create' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for karate that I've seen before include "A Jap. martial art" , "Japanese martial art" , "fighting system" , "Unarmed-combat system" , "Oriental-style chops" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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