Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word SUBORDINATE

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does SUBORDINATE mean?

SUBORDINATE noun
  1. One who is subordinate.
SUBORDINATE verb
  1. To make subservient.
  2. To treat as of less value or importance.
  3. To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
SUBORDINATE adjective
  1. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
  2. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
  3. (grammar, of a clause) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
  4. Descending in a regular series.

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