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Excellent joke (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crack

I believe this is a double definition.

'excellent' is the first definition.
(the most excellent, as in a 'crack team')

'joke' is the second definition.
(a crack is a joke or quip)

(Other definitions for crack that I've seen before include "First-rate" , "Go for expert" , "Take severe measures - . . . . . down on" , "Break sharply; a joke" , "Narrow opening, break" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Guardian and The Sun.
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