Cryptic crossword clue
Helps head off attacks 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AIDS

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What does AIDS mean?

AIDS noun
  1. Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  2. A helper; an assistant.
  3. Something which helps; a material source of help.
  4. An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
  5. An exchequer loan.
  6. A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  7. An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
AIDS verb
  1. To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
  2. To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.

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