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Be the more usual to succeed (7)

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prevail

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'succeed' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for prevail that I've seen before include "Triumph, overcome" , "Gain mastery" , "come out on top" , "Get one's way" , "Succeed ultimately" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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