Greatest or most extreme (8)

I believe the answer is:

ultimate

(Other definitions for ultimate that I've seen before include "Mutilate in final way" , "Final; fundamental" , "Happening at the end of a process, final" , "Last possible, final" , "Eventual" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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