Clout (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">clout</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for biff that I've seen before include "strike" , "Punch" , "Hard blow with fist" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">clout</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I have seen 'Economic clout ' mean 'leverage' so perhaps 'clout' could also mean 'leverage')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for leverage that I've seen before include "What crowbar provides" , "Power -- advantage" , "financial advantage" , "Power to act effectively" , "Power to influence" .)
(Other definitions for status that I've seen before include "Place in pecking-order" , "Facebook feature" , "Situation as it was before" , "Standing, condition, position" , "Social ranking" .)