Fend (off) Crossword Clue

• (noun)
  1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
  2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
• (verb)
  1. burst or force (a hole) into something
  2. furnish with staves

• FEND (verb)
  1. withstand the force of something
  2. try to manage without help
• OFF (verb)
  1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
• OFF (adverb)
  1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
  2. at a distance in space or time
• OFF (adjective)
  1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
  2. in an unpalatable state

• REPEL
  (5 letters)
• AVERT
  (5 letters)
• PARRY
  (5 letters)

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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