The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SENIOR
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More clues leading to the result SENIOR
- Older Spanish gentleman embraces one
- Narrator’s understood the reader’s older
- No rise, oddly, for one of higher rank
- Older Spanish gentleman touring India
- Older Spanish man going around India
- Elder and osier cut around November
- No restricting one in series from an older time
- . High-ranking Spanish gentleman’s taken over island
- Sir excited with one getting first
- Detector has section replaced with one that’s older
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The straight part
We know that "one of higher rank" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one of higher rank = senior.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SENIOR mean?
SENIOR noun- An old person.
- Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
- Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
- An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
- Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
- A final-year student at a high school or university.
- Older; superior
- Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
- Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.