Upper echelon Crossword Clue

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Upper echelon Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. selected as the best
(noun)
1. a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ECHELON (noun)
1. a body of troops arranged in a line
2. a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
UPPER (noun)
1. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
2. the higher of two berths
UPPER (adjective)
1. higher in place or position
2. superior in rank or accomplishment

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Down

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2. Subside

3. "___ yourself!"

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