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CAPO
(KAH-poh)
A ranking member of a mafia family
(KAY-poh)
A small movable guitar device used to change pitch of all the
strings uniformly
Common
clues:
Crime boss; Mob
boss; Mafia chief; Gambino family leader; Guitar device;
Pitch-raising guitar device
Crossword
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A
capo in the Mafia is a ranking member of a Family who heads a
crew (or group) of soldiers; a skipper, short for capodecina.
Also described as the head of a branch of an organized crime
syndicate aka chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge;
"the head of the whole operation".
Marlon
Brando as Don Corleone in "The Godfather"
A
capo (short for capodastra) is a device used for shortening the
strings, and hence raising the pitch, of a stringed instrument
such as a guitar, mandolin or banjo. There are several different
styles of capo available, utilizing a range of mechanisms, but
most use a rubber-covered bar to hold down the strings, fastened
with a strip of elastic or nylon, a cam-operated metal clamp, or
another device.
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