Related Clues:

• Left in bloody predicament by untidy room
• Proof that one was elsewhere
• Declaration of political allegiance constituting defence?
• Reason for Macavity's lack of presence
• Excuse totally for cutting book in two
• A politician, I can offer a valid defence against most charges
• A party may need one - to be released?
• Criminal I bid to reserve defence
• Handle that isn't genuine, it's assumed
• Evidence for being elsewhere at time of crime
• Defence of one book involved in a libel? Not half
• Breaking bail, one has a defence
• I will support a party in defence
• A voyage northward, one's assumed
• Court defence