Selection (6)
I believe the answer is:
choice
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">selection</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for choice that I've seen before include "Act of selection" , "Highly-rated" , "Sophie's ---, William Styron novel" , "Top quality" , "Preference" .)