Crossword Genius

Influential reply twisted round, for the most part (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

predominantly

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'for the most part' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'influential reply twisted round' is the wordplay.
'influential' becomes 'dominant' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'twisted' is an anagram indicator.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'reply' is an anagram of 'prely'.
'dominant' put within 'prely' is 'PREDOMINANTLY'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for predominantly that I've seen before include "Mainly; prominent lady (anag.)" , "In the main" , "Mostly" , "For the most part" , "Chiefly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.