The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GOVERNOR
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More clues leading to the result GOVERNOR
- Some coming over normally to find boss
- Commissioner in mourning over northerners
- Ruler agonising over northern part
- . Ignore having no case to take on extra executive
- Senior administrator in charge of small number within Greece
- Good bowling, and no runs for captain
- Ex-minister meeting resistance — and not a leader
- Chief justice minister’s car keeps on coming back
- King George holding on, no ruler
- Leader bringing over no registered nurses
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The straight part
We know that "top man" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case top man = governor.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 GOVERNOR mean?
GOVERNOR noun- The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.
- A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
- A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
- Father.
- Boss, employer, similar to gaffer.
- Term of address to a man; guv'nor.
- (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
- One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
- A pilot; a steersman.