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Word often following a comparative (4)

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I believe the answer is:

than

'word often following a comparative' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for than that I've seen before include "Conjunction; harder - some to define" , "appearing in comparison" , "Rather - - (preference)" , "Compared to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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