Defense strategy Crossword Clue

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Defense strategy Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
2. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
(verb)
1. exonerate by means of an alibi

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEFENSE (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
STRATEGY (noun)
1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action
2. the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

Hint 3: Anagram

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