Gambler seen on top of tavern, he may be the finest yet
'the finest yet' is the definition.
'gambler seen on top of tavern he may be' is the wordplay.
'gambler' becomes 'better' (better is a kind of gambler**).
'seen' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'on top of' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'may be' indicates an anagram.
'tavern' after 'he' is 'hetavern'.
'hetavern' with letters rearranged gives 'thanever'.
'better'+'thanever'='BETTER THAN EVER'
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