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Of the highest quality, present trophy returned

Ross

I believe the answer is:

top drawer

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'of the highest quality' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'present trophy returned' is the wordplay.
'present' becomes 'reward' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'trophy' becomes 'pot' (I've seen this before).
'returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'reward'+'pot'='rewardpot'
'rewardpot' in reverse letter order is 'TOP-DRAWER'.

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(Other definitions for top drawer that I've seen before include "The very best" , "Highest social position - or sliding furniture box" , "Well-bred" , "upper class" , "highest quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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