Third-best performers Crossword Clue

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THIRD (adjective)
1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
THIRD (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
THIRD (adverb)
1. in the third place

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