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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LEADING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LEADING

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199%7Exact Match!
228%5 Surname of the fictional character who is the host of the TV show 'Deal or No Deal'
327%12 Improved the works on prime numbers and prime factorization

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We think the answer is "LEADING" which means:

    adjective
  • • Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
  • noun
  • • The activity of leading
  • • Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
  • adjective satellite
  • • Indicating the most important performer or role
  • • Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
  • • Having the leading position or higher score in a contest
  • verb
  • • To cover, fill, or affect with lead
  • • To place leads between the lines of.
  • • (heading) to guide or conduct.
  • • To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
  • • (heading) to begin, to be ahead.
  • • To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
  • • To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
  • • To produce (with to).
  • • (transitive) to live or experience (a particular way of life).

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She has always dreamed of becoming a leading actress."
  • • "The leading in this pencil is too soft."

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The Guardian Cryptic11 Jan 2019 Across 13
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