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Comedian could be second best (6)

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I believe the answer is:

scream

'comedian' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'second best' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'best' becomes 'cream' (both can mean the elite).
's'+'cream'='SCREAM'

'could be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scream that I've seen before include "Make a piercing sound" , "Indication of terror - how funny!" , "Comic" , "Scar me (anag)" , "Piercing yell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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