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Champions in making top sales (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apostles

'champions' is the definition.
(apostle is a kind of champion)

'making top sales' is the wordplay.
'making' indicates an anagram.
'top'+'sales'='topsales'
'topsales' is an anagram of 'APOSTLES'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for apostles that I've seen before include "Christ sent twelve of them to preach the gospel" , "Followers or faith teachers - the Gospels name 12" , "Early Christians" , "Evangelists" , "Disciples chosen by Jesus" .)

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