On track to win (5)

I believe the answer is:

ahead

'on track to win' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ahead that I've seen before include "In front as in race" , "Winning" , "likely to win?" , "In the leading position" , "advanced" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Universal, the LA Times, the New York Times and the Ink Well xwords.

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