Highest sudoku digit (4)
I believe the answer is:
nine
'highest sudoku digit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for nine that I've seen before include "3x3" , "Three squared" , "It's dialled three times in an emergency" , "Short time for a wonder" , "'Possession is... points of the law'" .)