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Choose your top, being fussy (5)

Ross

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picky

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'being fussy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'choose your' is the wordplay.
'choose' becomes 'pick' (picking is a kind of choosing).
'your' becomes 'y' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'pick'+'y'='PICKY'

'top' is the link.
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(Other definitions for picky that I've seen before include "Excessively particular" , "Excessively fastidious" , "Choosy" , "Discriminating" , "Finicky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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