Answer: protects

AnswerCrossword Clue
PROTECTSWhat a custodian does
protectsKeep safe from harm or injury
protectsShield (a domestic industry) from competition by imposing import duties on foreign goods
protectsProvide funds to meet (a bill of exchange or commercial draft)
protectsAim to preserve (a threatened plant or animal species) by legislating against collecting or hunting
protectsRestrict by law access to or development of (land) so as to preserve its natural state
protectsPROTECT, to shield from harm, attack or injury
protects(of an insurance policy) Promise to pay (someone) an agreed amount in the event of loss, injury, fire, theft, or other misfortune
protectsRestrict access to or use of (data or a memory location)
PROTECTSStands guard
PROTECTSKeeps out of harm's way
PROTECTSWhat bodyguard does
PROTECTSCloaks
PROTECTSLooks after
PROTECTSShelters
PROTECTSDefends
PROTECTSGuards.
PROTECTSShields.
PROTECTSKeeps under one's wing.
PROTECTSShields
PROTECTSHarbors
PROTECTSShields from harm
PROTECTSSafeguards
PROTECTSKeeps safe
PROTECTSGuards