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Yes, protect is playable

...and is worth 13 points.

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"Protect" Definition

verb-transitive

Baseball To swing at a pitch near (home plate) in order to avoid being called out on strikes.
Baseball To swing at a pitch so as to give (a base runner) a better chance of advancing.
Sports To attempt to hold (a lead) by playing careful defense and avoiding risky plays.
To assure payment of (drafts or notes, for example) by setting aside funds.
To help (domestic industry) with tariffs or quotas on imported goods.

verb

To provide a guard or shield .
To save from contingent financial loss.
To foster or shield from infringement or restriction .
To restrict competition for (as domestic industries) by means of tariffs or trade controls .
to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees as.

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