Squid's defense Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
2. dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
(verb)
1. append one’s signature to
2. fill with ink

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SQUID (noun)
1. (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
2. widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
DEFENSE (noun)
1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

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