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Cooked bun tucked away is never surpassed (8)

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I believe the answer is:

unbeaten

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'never surpassed' is the definition.
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'cooked bun tucked away' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram (letters cooked into a new form).
'tucked away' becomes 'eaten' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bun' is an anagram of 'unb'.
'unb'+'eaten'='UNBEATEN'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for unbeaten that I've seen before include "Victorious" , "there's nothing better" , "Not overcome" , "never surpassed" , "Never defeated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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