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Make amends when wasting time - that's top class (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aone

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'top class' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'make amends when wasting time' is the wordplay.
'make amends' becomes 'atone' (to atone is to make amends for a wrong deed).
'when wasting' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'atone' with 't' taken away is 'AONE'.

'that's' acts as a link.

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