The Clue
Highest-ranking, in some hierarchies (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ALPHA
Tags
Notes
The answer ALPHA is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Beginning
The beginning
Dominant
___ particle
Primary
___, beta, gamma ...
Beta preceder
Beta predecessor
___, Bravo, Charlie
Capital of Attica?
First of a series
Greek leader?
Greek letter
Greek vowel
Head dog
Kind of male
Kind of star
Leader of the pack
Leader of the pack?
Letter opener?
Numeric lead-in
Omega's antithesis
Omega's opposite
___ Phi Omega
Series opener
Top dog
Angular acceleration symbol
Brightest star in a constellation
Kind of atomic particle
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Part of many stars' names
Definition
ALPHA as a noun:
1. the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
2. the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
ALPHA as an adjective:
1. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
2. early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"