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Excellent spinner having fine match (3-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

top-flight

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

'spinner having fine match' is the subsidiary indication.
'spinner' becomes 'top' (something that spins).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'match' becomes 'light' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'top'+'f'+'light'='topflight'

(Other definitions for top-flight that I've seen before include "Excellent -- best possible" , "Of the highest class" , "Highest level" , "Superior" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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