First couple of pairs in line must be competent Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAPABLE First couple of pairs in line must be competent (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 26, 2016
3% NEXT First in line (4) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
3% VIES Competes (4) USA Today Aug 28, 2025
3% ABLE Competent (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 28, 2025
3% VIED Competed (with) (4) The Times Concise Aug 26, 2025
3% VIE Compete (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 26, 2025
3% COUPLET Pair of rhyming lines (7) The Times Concise Jul 15, 2025
2% OUR Couple's pronoun (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 6, 2025
2% LUNGS Pair in cage suspended, the first to be sent down (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 4, 2025
2% ENS Annoying pair? (3) Universal Aug 31, 2025

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