Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Claim on a property (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LIEN
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Notes
The answer LIEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Attachment
Claim
Encumbrance
Mortgage
Bank claim
Bank holding
Bank security
Certain attachment
Certain encumbrance
Creditor's claim
Debt protection
Financial security
Legal claim
Legal encumbrance
Legal right
Lender's protection
Mortgage, e.g.
Property claim
Property encumbrance
Property lock
Property right
Repo justification
Banker's legal action
Claim against property
Legal claim on property
Property lawyer's concern
A title may come with one
A creditor may hold it
"Don't ___ on me" (debtor's motto?)
Definition
LIEN as a noun:
1. the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
2. (spleen, lien) = a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses