The Clue
First prime minister of the U.S.S.R. (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LENIN
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Notes
The answer LENIN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Definition
LENIN as a noun:
1. (Lenin, Vladimir Lenin, Nikolai Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov) = Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)