He's very good at taking precedence (5)

I believe the answer is:

prior

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'he's very good at taking precedence' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for prior that I've seen before include "Former - head of religious house" , "Previous; deputy abbot" , "Source of poetry in 17th century" , "Previous; abbot's deputy" , "Former - chief of religious house" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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