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Best conceivable: one business arrangement (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ideal

'best conceivable' is the definition.
(the best that can be imagined)

'one business arrangement' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'business arrangement' becomes 'deal' (eg a deal between two businesses).
'i'+'deal'='IDEAL'

(Other definitions for ideal that I've seen before include "Model of ethical behaviour" , "Paragon" , "Perfectly suited" , "Benchmark" , "To which one aspires" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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