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Primitive,
like
a
peer?
(5)
Primitive, like a peer? (5)
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How the clue works
The definition is Primitive, giving us EARLY. The wordplay comes from "like a peer?" — an Earl is a peer, so "like a peer" means EARL-Y (resembling an Earl). It's a neat bit of wordplay where the suffix "-y" means "like" or "resembling", so EARL + Y gives us something that's "like an Earl".