Grp. protecting U.S. borders (3 letters)

{ Answer }

INS

{ Related Clues }

Connections
Drop-___
Electees
Entrances
Establishment
Officeholders
___ and outs
Powerbrokers
Trade-___
Connections, of a sort
Elected officials
Elected ones
Election victors
Election winners
Favored bunch
Helpful connections
Helpful contacts
November winners
Outs' antitheses
Political officeholders
Reagan's group
Ruling party
Social connections
Those elected
Victors at the polls
Election Day victors
Write-___ (some votes)
Ones who are elected

{ Tags }

be, clout, connections, elected, electees, election, group, helpful, holders, ins, november, office, officeholders, ones, outs, party, powers, special, those, victors, winners

{ Notes }

The answer INS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.

{ Definition }

INS as a noun:

1. (Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS) = an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States

IN as a noun:

1. (inch, in) = a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

2. (indium, In, atomic number 49) = a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

3. (Indiana, Hoosier State, IN) = a state in midwestern United States