Derby winner Dark ___: 1953 (4 letters)

{ Answer }

STAR

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Altair is one
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___ chamber
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Galaxy member
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Marquee name
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Ratings unit
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Dark ___ (1953 Derby winner)

{ Tags }

asterisk, betelgeuse, eg, excel, guide, have, headliner, kind, lead, marquee, name, play, polaris, procyon, rigel, sirius, star, symbol, top, twinkler, vega

{ Notes }

The answer STAR is very common and appears about once every 28.3 puzzles.