Best sellers (3,5)

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hot cakes

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'best sellers' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

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(Another definition for hot cakes that I've seen is " They disappear quickly!".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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