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In the lead (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ahead

'in the lead' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(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 Wall Street Journal, the Universal, The Irish Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the Newsday, the LA Times, The Times, The Mirror, The Independent and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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