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The Verified Answer for Gambino crime family patriarch is:
- CARLO
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Hint 1: Clue Explanation
▼My knowledge of crime families and international law degree terminology is paltry, so I had no idea what to put as the fourth letter of this entry. Because of its proximity to an affectionate description I use for my partner, HIMBO, I got a laugh at the notion of “carbo” here. Call me Creta Carbo, I want to be alone with my quarantine waffles. This clue actually refers to CARLO Gambino, who the Mob Museum refers to as “the face of organized crime in New York City,” but who I still can’t picture. LLB, at 75A, stands for “Legum Baccalaureus” or Bachelor of Laws; the double “L” is how Latin plurals are abbreviated, like “pp.” for pages.