Answer:

confront

Answer	Crossword Clue
CONFRONT	Hardly evade
CONFRONT	Oppose defiantly
CONFRONT	Get face to face with

CONFRONT	Challenge
CONFRONT	Face defiantly
CONFRONT	Force a face-to-face
CONFRONT	Face up to

Crossword

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