Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Security interest (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
Claim
Encumbrance
Mortgage
Bank claim
Bank holding
Claim on property
Claim of a sort
Creditor's protection
Debtor's worry
Hold on property
Legal attachment
Legal claim
Legal encumbrance
Legal hold
Legal restriction
Legal right
Lender's protection
Means of security
Payment guarantee
Property attachment
Property claim
Property incumbrance
Property restriction
Property right
Taxman's claim
Burden for some debtors
Claim against property
Legal basis of a repo
Legal claim on property
Legal safety net
Possible prelude to foreclosure
A title may come with one
It's put on some houses
Means of enforcing tax compliance
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