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Yes, flank is playable

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"Flank" Definition

noun

A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
A lateral part or side: the flank of a mountain.
The right or left side of a bastion.
The right or left side of a military formation: an attack on both flanks.
The section of flesh on the body of a person or an animal between the last rib and the hip; the side.

verb-transitive

To be placed or situated at the flank or side of: Two stone lions flanked the entrance.
To menace or attack the flank of.
To protect or guard the flank of.
To put (something) on each side of: flanked the driveway with tall shrubs.

verb

To be situated at the side of.
To be situated on both sides of .
To place something on each side of.
To protect a flank of.
To attack or threaten the flank of (as a body of troops).

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