It's brilliant, being like Alfred! (5)

I believe the answer is:

great

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'it's brilliant' is the definition.
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I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for great that I've seen before include "Mum's dad's mum, for example" , "Chief - weighty" , "Brunel's third and last steamship" , "Important - splendid" , "Large; fine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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