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The Clue

Rising (9 letter answer)

The Answer

ASCENDANT

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Notes

The answer ASCENDANT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

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Definition

ASCENDANT as a noun:

1. (ascendant, ascendent) = position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"
2. (ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root) = someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

ASCENDANT as an adjective:

1. (ascendant, ascendent, ascensive) = tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
2. (ascendant, ascendent, dominating) = most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"