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In the lead (5)

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ahead

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the lead</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ahead that I've seen before include "advanced" , "In front as in race" , "In the leading position" , "In the future" , "Forward - in front" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Irish Times, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Mirror, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and the LA Times.
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