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She's not merely good, but superior (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abbess

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'superior' is the definition.
(abbess is a kind of superior)

'she's not merely good' is the wordplay.
'she' becomes 'Abbe'.
'not merely good' becomes 'ss' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'abbe'+'ss'='ABBESS'

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for abbess that I've seen before include "Senior ecclesiastic" , "Religious leader" , "Nuns' leader" , "woman trying to be religious?" , "Superior of convent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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