Excellent, say (6)
I believe the answer is:
choice
I believe this is a double definition.
'excellent' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'say' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for choice that I've seen before include "'Option, alternative (6)'" , "Plum" , "Top quality" , "Preference" , "Select" .)