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African Bigwig Crossword Clue

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noun

• an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)

28%7Bigwig or higher-up
noun

• an executioner who beheads the condemned person

• the head of a tribe or clan

28%6 Corporate bigwig
noun

• an important or influential (and often overbearing) person

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