Goes before the main act Crossword Clue

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Goes before the main act Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front
MAIN (adjective)
1. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
2. most important element
MAIN (noun)
1. any very large body of (salt) water
2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

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