Simba's mate in "The Lion King" Crossword Clue

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Simba's mate in "The Lion King" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MATE (noun)
1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
2. a person’s partner in marriage
MATE (verb)
1. place an opponent’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
2. engage in sexual intercourse
LION (noun)
1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

Hint 2: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ALAN

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24. Dutch beer brand

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30. "The Raven" writer, in footnotes

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35. Urban casual fashion

37. Sombrero or fedora

38. Lout

39. U.K. thank-yous

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41. "You are correct"

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Down

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4. Floats in the breeze

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14. Little annoyance you might swat at

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