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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CRUSADE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CRUSADE

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227%4Campaign ... or campaign topic
325%11 A component in some heating systems that stores heat when available and releases it when needed

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We think the answer is "CRUSADE" which means:

    noun
  • • A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  • • Any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when christian powers of europe tried to recapture the holy land from the muslims
  • verb
  • • Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
  • • Go on a crusade; fight a holy war

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The pope called for a crusade against the ottoman empire."
  • • "He embarked on a personal crusade to find the truth about his father's disappearance."

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The Guardian Cryptic16 Nov 2012 Across 27
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