The Matrix protagonist Crossword Clue

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The Matrix protagonist Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. (used as a combining form) recent or new

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROTAGONIST (noun)
1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
2. the principal character in a work of fiction
MATRIX (noun)
1. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
2. an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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Down

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