Article giving a newspaper's opinion (6)

I believe the answer is:

leader

(Other definitions for leader that I've seen before include "The one in charge of others" , "Pioneer" , "Head of an orchestra" , "important member of orchestra" , "Front-runner or head of group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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