Such defence is obviously inoffensive(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Such defence is obviously inoffensive”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 25th November 2024.

The answer is

C I V I L

5 letters · most recently seen on 25th November 2024

Other clues that solve to CIVIL

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#15 down Polite (5) 10th June 2026
#12 down Courteous (5) 8th January 2026
#28 across Like one's rights in the use of Roman numerals (5) 7th January 2026
#13 across Courteous (5) 24th September 2025
#7 down Courteous (5) 10th September 2025
#12 down Courteous (5) 2nd September 2025
#27 down Polite, civic (5) 24th August 2025
#15 down Polite, courteous (5) 26th June 2025
#5 down Polite, courteous (5) 27th February 2025
#39 across Courteous (5) 13th February 2025
#5 down Such defence is obviously inoffensive (5) 25th November 2024
#14 down Polite, courteous (5) 24th October 2024
#34 across Polite, courteous (5) 29th August 2024
#11 across Polite, courteous (5) 5th August 2024
#7 down Polite (5) 12th June 2024
#14 down Courteous (5) 25th April 2024
#11 down Polite (5) 8th March 2024
#15 down Polite (5) 19th February 2024
#15 down Courteous figures in Roman history (5) 15th January 2024
#14 down Polite (5) 18th December 2023
#12 down Courteous (5) 18th December 2023
#31 down Polite (5) 7th December 2023
#21 across Polite (5) 7th November 2023
#14 down Polite (5) 19th September 2023
#6 down Courteous (5) 13th September 2023
#2 down The Romans presumably figured they had such rights (5) 7th September 2023
#19 across Polite (5) 26th July 2023
#27 across It's polite not to use Arabic numerals (5) 5th July 2023
#21 across Courteous (5) 6th June 2023
#8 across Courteous (5) 18th May 2023
#21 across Polite (5) 9th May 2023
#12 across Polite (5) 6th March 2023
#25 down Polite to Ian, a chap who is not of service (5) 21st February 2023
#11 across Polite (5) 7th February 2023
#16 down Courteous (5) 3rd January 2023
#2 across Courteous (5) 23rd November 2022
#36 across Courteous (5) 13th October 2022
#21 down Showing an unusual degree of proclivity to be polite (5) 11th October 2022
#21 across Polite (5) 26th July 2022
#2 across Courteous (5) 13th June 2022

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 25th November 2024. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Fish for the trout swimming around Birkenhead (6)
#1 down Voice of a boy of three? (6)
#2 down Teased a bit, maybe by the Editor (6)
#3 down Rent to some sailors (4)
#4 down How a mortise and tenon can be considered (7)
#6 down Tryingly irritable (5)
#7 across One's little mate with a place across the road (8)
#8 across A frontier row? (4)
#8 down Perfect ending to "King Kong," as on old-fashioned video (4)
#9 down Always five short (3)