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 Newsday, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Universal.

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