Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Type preceder (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PROTO
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Notes
The answer PROTO is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
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Definition
PROTO as an adjective:
1. indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages"