The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FENCED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FENCED
- Protected church — provide walls
- Fought being restrained
- Was receiver protected?
- Ward in which church is guarded
- Fought, in a way, protected by barrier
- Fought North Carolina in pasture
- Guarded diamonds taken to shady dealer
- Illegally sold satellite signal around North Carolina
- Shielded dealer in stolen property, diamonds
- Guarded, having received stolen goods
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The straight part
We know that "Fought/restrained" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fought/restrained = fenced.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does FENCED mean?
FENCED verb- To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
- To defend or guard.
- To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
- To engage in the sport of fencing.
- To jump over a fence.
- To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive.
- Surrounded by a fence; enclosed.