See GI dismantled blockade (5)

I believe the answer is:

siege

(Other definitions for siege that I've seen before include "Besetting" , "Military encirclement" , "Operation to capture a fort, for example" , "Military blockade" , "Offensive encirclement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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