Defence is useless to hold back this woman Crossword Clue

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DEFENCE (noun)
1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
USELESS (adjective)
1. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

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