PHRASE: "as the first thing [under consideration]" Crossword Clue

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PHRASE: "as the first thing [under consideration]" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CONSIDERATION (noun)
1. kind and considerate regard for others
2. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
PHRASE (noun)
1. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
2. a short musical passage
PHRASE (verb)
1. put into words or an expression
2. divide, combine, or mark into phrases

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