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Primate
leads
off
responses
in
services
from
the
front
(5)
Primate leads off responses in services from the front (5)
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How the clue works
The definition is Primate, referring to the loris, a small primate. The wordplay indicator "from the front" tells you to take the first letter (the "front") of each of the words "leads", "off", "responses", "in", and "services", giving L-O-R-I-S. A neat acrostic-style clue!