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noun • a person who is older than you are • any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit • any of various church officers adjective satellite • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son | ||||
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noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||
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noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||
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ELDER which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ELDER
Updated: October 15, 2025
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