Protection against flooding Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
2. an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FLOODING (noun)
1. a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
PROTECTION (noun)
1. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

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