Take the reigns? Crossword Clue

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Take the reigns? Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession
2. take the place of

Hint 2: Clue Definition

TAKE (noun)
1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
TAKE (verb)
1. be capable of holding or containing
2. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

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