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Best college sheets (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cream

'best' is the definition.
(as in 'the cream of the crop')

'college sheets' is the wordplay.
'college' becomes 'c'.
'sheets' becomes 'ream' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'ream'='CREAM'

(Other definitions for cream that I've seen before include "The best part -of the crop" , "Elite; off-white" , "Beat" , "Dairy product" , "Fat-rich part of milk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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