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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SECONDBANANA Deputy to the top dog (12) Wall Street Journal Jun 6, 2016
4% HONCHO Top dog (6) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2026
3% CEO Company's top dog: Abbr. (3)
3% AND "On top of that ... " (3) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2026
3% LOCUM Deputy doctor (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2026
3% ABOVE Topping (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2026
3% IDIOMS Such as "top dog" and "fat cat" (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2026
3% NEEDY Originally called deputy vacuous and insecure (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 5, 2026
3% BEST Tops (4) New York Times Oct 4, 2026
3% DAWG Deputy -- (cartoon canine) (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 28, 2026

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