Related Clues:

• It may be declined
• Verb's partner
• Verb counterpart
• Contending faction
• Hash browns, e.g., typically
• Debating-team contender
• Like mice and geese?
• S-word, often
• Part of a sentence
• __ dish (mashed potatoes, e.g.)
• Potato salad or cole slaw
• Speech part
• Pencil, pen, or quill
• Gerund, for example
• Subject of a sentence