The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LEADERS
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More clues leading to the result LEADERS
- Bosses as dodgy dealers
- Articles from rising editor nonsensical writer’s describing
- Top story’s on earls regularly becoming prime ministers?
- Articles exposing the top people
- Tragic king’s accommodating of French monarchs
- Heads we’re winning, tails we’re not
- Losing every advantage, dissipating early results? Surely they will show themselves?
- Read about in the French editorials
- Heads to Israel at the end, parting Red Sea
- Commercial features in upcoming short film on front runners
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "front runners" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case front runners = leaders.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LEADERS mean?
LEADERS noun- Any person that leads or directs
- An animal that leads
- Someone or something that leads or conducts