Starts to lead imposingly, approaching straight Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LINEAR Starts to lead imposingly, approaching straight (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 11, 2018
5% BENT Not straight (4)
5% YTRAP Immunotherapy approach that starts with a letter (5)
5% WENTUPTO Approached (8) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2025
5% COPPICE Donington right-hander with an uphill approach that leads onto the fastest straight. (7) (7)
5% MAJESTIC Imposingly grand and dignified (8) (8)
4% NEARS Approaches (5) (5) Mirror Quick Sep 11, 2025
4% OUTTA "Straight ___ Compton" (5) New York Times Mini Sep 11, 2025
4% AHEAD In the lead (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
4% AHEADOF Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues (7) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025

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