Selecting (8)

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choosing

singling

'selecting' is the definition.
('choose' can be a synonym of 'select')

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for choosing that I've seen is " Selecting, opting".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Evening Standard.

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