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The Clue
High-up apparatchik (9 letter answer)
The Answer
COMMISSAR
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Notes
The answer COMMISSAR is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
COMMISSAR as a noun:
1. (commissar, political commissar) = an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit