Crossword Genius

International trade standard (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ideal

'standard' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'international trade' is the wordplay.
'international' becomes 'i' (abbreviation eg in IMF).
'trade' becomes 'deal' ('deal' can be a synonym of 'trade').
'i'+'deal'='IDEAL'

(Other definitions for ideal that I've seen before include "Perfect for the purpose" , "Exemplar" , "immaculate" , "Standard of perfection or excellence" , "highly desirable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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