Top dog (3,4)
(Other definitions for cardigan that I've seen before include "that opens up at the front" , "See 25" , "location of Welsh bay" , "Noble officer" , "clothes item" .)
'top dog' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for champion that I've seen before include "Back" , "Fight for" , "Defender of a cause" , "One has defeated all others" , "Gold medallist" .)
'top dog' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for alpha that I've seen before include "Burrowing American rodent" , "Brightest star" , "First (class)" , "star outshining the others" , "As heard on radio, a" .)
(Other definitions for big shot that I've seen before include "Important person (with a large cannon?)" , "Informally, an important person - sounds loud" , "Colloquially a very important person - quite noisy" , "VIP, informally" , "somebody" .)
'top dog' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for head that I've seen before include "Skull" , "Be in charge of; (come to) crisis" , "Chief; part of body" , "See 12" , "bean" .)
'top dog' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for honcho that I've seen before include "governor" , "Leader (US slang)" .)
'top dog' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for kingpin that I've seen before include "person with vital role" , "Ring leader" , "VIP" , "Crucial person in organisation" , "Pink gin for indispensable person" .)