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Best dismissed by the party (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outdo

'best' is the definition.
(I know that best can be written as outdo)

'dismissed by the party' is the wordplay.
'dismissed' becomes 'out' (I've seen this before).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'out'+'do'='OUTDO'

(Other definitions for outdo that I've seen before include "Br superior to (someone)" , "Eclipse" , "Overcome" , "Surpass someone at something" , "Perform better than, be superior to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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