Put down best ever (6)

I believe the answer is:

record

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'put down' is the definition.
(I know that put down can be written as record)

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(Other definitions for record that I've seen before include "The finest achievement" , "Set down in writing" , "List" , "history" , "a hole in one?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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