Senior church figure's an ape? (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Senior church figure's an ape? (7) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRIMATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIMATE Senior church figure's an ape? (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Apr 25, 2026
61% BISHOP Senior church figure (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 20, 2025
55% ELDEST Most senior (6) New York Times Jun 4, 2026
55% AARP Lobby for seniors (4) Universal May 14, 2026
55% ELDER Tree; senior (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 13, 2026
55% DOYEN Senior member (5) Puzzler Backwords May 1, 2026
53% CHIMP Great ape, for short (5) Commuter Jun 1, 2026
53% ORANG Long-armed ape (5) Newsday May 31, 2026
53% LITERAL Not figurative (7) Commuter May 30, 2026
53% SPEECH Figure of ___ (6) USA Today May 23, 2026

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