Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Friend in a fray (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ALLY
Tags
Notes
The answer ALLY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Abettor
Associate
Bedfellow
Coadjutor
Cohort
Comrade
Confederate
Conjoin
Join (with)
Side (with)
Supporter
Unionize
Unite
Co-fighter
Comrade in arms
France, to the colonists
Friend in a fracas
Friend in need
Friend in war
Friendly force
Support provider
Team up (with)
Treaty associate
Treaty signer
Unite formally
Unite by treaty
Well-wisher
France, to U.S. in W.W. II
Triple Entente nation
U.S.A. to France, in 1918
___ Sloper (1915 Grand National winner)
Definition
ALLY as a noun:
1. a friendly nation
2. (ally, friend) = an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
ALLY as a verb:
1. become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"