First-place finisher Crossword Clue

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First-place finisher Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a person with a record of successes
2. the contestant who wins the contest

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FINISHER (noun)
1. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
2. an animal that wins in a contest of speed
FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else

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