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99% | 8 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • a politician who is running for public office | ||||||||
28% | 9 | Leading contenders for a place in drink catalogue | ||||||
noun • a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen verb • put someone or something on a short list | ||||||||
28% | 8 | End of season matches between promotion contenders? | ||||||
noun • any final competition to determine a championship | ||||||||
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