The Clue
Parade-route fixture (9 letter answer)
The Answer
BARRICADE
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Notes
The answer BARRICADE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BARRICADE as a noun:
1. (roadblock, barricade) = a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
2. a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they stormed the barricade"
BARRICADE as a verb:
1. (barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar) = render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
2. prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
3. (barricade, barricado) = block off with barricades