Military surrounding of a place (5)

I believe the answer is:

siege

(Other definitions for siege that I've seen before include "Blockade of a fortified place" , "Surrounding and blockading of town by military" , "Military operation surrounding a town" , "Isolating attack" , "Military encirclement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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