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Announcing first log is the best ever (6-8)

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I believe the answer is:

record-breaking

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'the best ever' is the definition.
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'announcing first log' is the wordplay.
'announcing' becomes 'breaking' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'first' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'log' becomes 'record' (I've seen this before).
'breaking' after 'record' is 'RECORD-BREAKING'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for record-breaking that I've seen before include "Surpassing previous maximum achievement" , "setting a new standard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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