Cryptic crossword clue
Ahead in game?  Not initially in this part of one

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word INNING

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What does INNING mean?

INNING noun
  1. A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
  2. A similar period of play.
  3. A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
  4. A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
  5. The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
  6. Lands recovered from the sea.
INNING verb
  1. To house; to lodge.
  2. To take lodging; to lodge.

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