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European diet is best (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elite

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

'european diet' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'diet' becomes 'lite' (synonyms).
'e'+'lite'='ELITE'

(Other definitions for elite that I've seen before include "A privileged class of people" , "Group considered to have superior status" , "Selected as the best" , "Select part" , "12 letters = 1 inch (type)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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