best of the best (5)

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elite

'best of the best' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for elite that I've seen before include "Exclusive group" , "Cream, the pick" , "Select part" , "Identified as the best" , "Selected as the best" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Universal, the USA Today, the Newsday, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal and the King Feature Syndicate.

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