It's raised by the best (3)

I believe the answer is:

bar

(Other definitions for bar that I've seen before include "A pub counter, or barristers' profession" , "Prohibit; counter" , "Batten" , "an amount of pressure" , "Prohibit; pressure unit" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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