Main role in "The Nutcracker" Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

NUTCRACKER (noun)
1. any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
2. a compound lever used to crack nuts open
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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19. "Should've known better!"

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23. Woman who prefers tabbies over terriers

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28. Scrolls that may be read from a bimah

29. Billboard list

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33. Video game character with a spiky head

34. Article in a French newspaper

35. Hollywood's Shire or Balsam

36. "Good grief!"

38. Are

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43. Group in blue

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31. Soup often drunk directly from the bowl

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