Cut made by champions? (7)
I believe the answer is:
topside
'cut' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'by champions?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'by' could be 'side' (synonyms) and 'side' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'top' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'made' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for topside that I've seen before include "Dish" , "Outer cut of beef" , "Joint" , "a cut above the others?" , "Towards ship's upper decks; part of cut of beef" .)