"He was ___ to be a leader" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "He was ___ to be a leader" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MEANT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MEANT "He was ___ to be a leader" (5)
66% BLOCKHEAD He's stupid to obstruct the leader (9) (9)
60% HELLBENT Recklessly determined he will be new Tory leader (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 28, 2016
55% HEAP Pile-up he has with a patrol-leader (4) (4)
51% CHIEFTAIN If he can't I could become leader of the tribe (9) (9)
51% EDWARD LEAR He wrote senselessly to harass leader governing electoral area (11)
11% DOES "Who ___ he think he is?" (4)
10% SOTO "He's a natural-born leader, ___ speak, always taking charge": 2 wds. (4)
10% IMAM Prayer leader (4) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
10% INTRA Office leader? (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
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