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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • someone who has won first place in a competition • someone who fights for a cause • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adjective satellite • holding first place in a contest verb • protect or fight for as a champion
	39%	13		He played Sherlock Holmes in the 1922 film 'Sherlock Holmes'
	noun • United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
	34%	6		Categories include Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress
	noun • an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

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	Clue	Source
1	Categories include Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress
2	Embodying perfection The Guardian Quick - 01 Jan 2013	The Guardian Quick / 01 Jan 2013
3	He played Sherlock Holmes in the 1922 film 'Sherlock Holmes'
4	Of pithy writing embodying some moral precept — coming (anag) The Guardian Quick - 06 Oct 2009	The Guardian Quick / 06 Oct 2009
5	Principles embodying rights of one in the crumbling Civil Service The Guardian Cryptic - 31 Dec 2008	The Guardian Cryptic / 31 Dec 2008
6	Rubs out spot embodying greasy spoon repulsion The Guardian Cryptic - 11 Jul 2003	The Guardian Cryptic / 11 Jul 2003
7	Writer of aphorisms, maxims or pithy sayings embodying truths Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 14 Jan 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Jan 2023

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