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Above all it's a good round quantity (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paramount

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'above all it's a good' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'round quantity' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'par' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'quantity' becomes 'amount' (amount is a kind of quantity).
'par'+'amount'='PARAMOUNT'

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(Other definitions for paramount that I've seen before include "More important than anything else" , "Pre-eminent - movie maker" , "Highest" , "Chief in importance, supreme" , "Of the greatest importance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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