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Ranking system (9)

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I believe the answer is:

hierarchy

(Other definitions for hierarchy that I've seen before include "System with layers of grades of authority" , "Leaders in church" , "Pecking order" , "Top people in an organisation" , "System arranged in graded ranks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.
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