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Of recognized excellence (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

classic

'of recognized excellence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for classic that I've seen before include "Flat race" , "Eg, screw thread" , "work of the highest quality" , "Great piece of creative writing" , "Judged over a long period to be of high quality" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.
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