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Nothing tops excellent end of series (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omega

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'end of series' is the definition.
(last letter of the Greek alphabet)

'nothing tops excellent' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'nothing' could be 'o' (O resembles 0) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'excellent' could be 'mega' (old-fashioned UK slang for 'very good') and 'mega' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for omega that I've seen before include "Last thing" , "character from Athens" , "symbol of resistance?" , "End of sequence" , "in Greece, the limit!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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