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Choose from selection (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elect

'choose' is the definition.
(I know that elect is a more specific form of choose)

'from selection' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'ELECT' is hidden in the letters of 'selection'.

(Other definitions for elect that I've seen before include "Vote to put into power" , "Choose by vote" , "Opt for; chosen" , "Choose; singled out" , "Choose by ballot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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