Picket line? Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. have an argument about something
2. enclose with a fence
(noun)
1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area
2. a dealer in stolen property

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PICKET (noun)
1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
2. a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
PICKET (verb)
1. fasten with a picket
2. serve as pickets or post pickets
LINE (noun)
1. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
LINE (verb)
1. make a mark or lines on a surface
2. be in line with; form a line along

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