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Inner classes can be "protected" but top-level classes can't. Are you talking about protected inner classes, or are you simply talking about non-public classes?
I don't think I've ever used a protected class of any kind. My guess is that it exists more for reasons of language consistency and less for reasons of actual *need*.
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