NOUN: "the first item, contest, or event of a series" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "the first item, contest, or event of a series" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
2. a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CONTEST (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. a struggle between rivals
CONTEST (verb)
1. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
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

Hint 3: Anagram

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