Selected as the best (5)
I believe the answer is:
elite
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">selected as the best</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for elite that I've seen before include "Choice; best" , "Cream, the pick" , "Select part" , "First-class" , "High society" .)