Elite (5)
'elite' is the definition.
(elect is a kind of elite)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for elect that I've seen before include "Put into power through the ballot box" , "Make" , "Put in power by voting" , "Choose by vote" , "Preferred" .)
'elite' is the definition.
(as in the cream of the crop)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cream that I've seen before include "Best part of the milk" , "Milk product" , "It rises to the top, the best" , "Elite; off-white" , "Elite; colour" .)
(Other definitions for alist that I've seen before include "Most famous celebrities" , "Names of sought-after people are on it" , "Top celebrities" .)
'elite' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for best that I've seen before include "Superlatively good" , "erstwhile drummer" , "at 16 down [MAN UNITED] ?" , "or just the opposite?" , "Most suitably" .)
'elite' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for select that I've seen before include "Of superior quality" , "Choose from a number of alternatives" , "Choose from the elite?" , "Choose, being special" , "best" .)