Start Putting Ones Cards On The Table In Corrupt Deal Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "LEAD" which means:

noun
• • An advantage held by a competitor in a race
• • A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
• • Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
• • Evidence pointing to a possible solution
• • A position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
• • The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
• • The introductory section of a story
• • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
• • An actor who plays a principal role
• • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
• • An indication of potential opportunity
• • A news story of major importance
• • The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
• • Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
• • Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
• • A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
• • The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
verb
• • Take somebody somewhere
• • Produce as a result or residue
• • Tend to or result in
• • Travel in front of; go in advance of others
• • Cause to undertake a certain action
• • Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
• • Be in charge of
• • Be ahead of others; be the first
• • Be conducive to
• • Lead, as in the performance of a composition
• • Lead, extend, or afford access
• • Move ahead (of others) in time or space
• • Cause something to pass or lead somewhere
• • Preside over
adjective
• • Foremost.
• • Main, principal

An example sentence would be:

• • "He took the lead in organizing the event."
• • "The dog pulled at its lead, eager to go for a walk."

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