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noun • (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. verb • exonerate by means of an alibi | ||||
| 32% | 8 | Absent in the mind or absent-minded | ||
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| 30% | 6 | Hosts the biennial Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition | ||
noun • a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 | ||||
Defence Of The Absent
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ALIBI which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ALIBI
Updated: October 14, 2023
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