A lead for the animal (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEER A lead for the animal (5) (5)
94% ALIVENESS A lead/head for animation (9)
69% SPRIGHTLY South Park's leading character properly animated (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 16, 2023
58% FAUNA A young deer we hear leading all the animals around (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 4, 2023
12% AHEAD In the lead (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
12% EXAMPLE Lead by __ (7) LA Times Daily Aug 31, 2025
12% HESHE Lead-in to "they" (5) New York Times Aug 21, 2025
12% ASSUME Expect animal to lead injured emu (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 18, 2025
11% PER Capita lead-in (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 11, 2025
11% NITTY Gritty lead-in (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 6, 2025
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