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Disc just becoming known as world-beating (6-8)

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I believe the answer is:

record-breaking

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'world-beating' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'disc just becoming known' is the wordplay.
'disc just' becomes 'record' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'becoming known' becomes 'breaking' ('break' can be a synonym of 'become known').
'record'+'breaking'='RECORD-BREAKING'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for record-breaking that I've seen before include "setting a new standard" , "Surpassing previous maximum achievement" .)

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