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Soul beat wild and perfect (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absolute

'perfect' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'soul beat wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'soul'+'beat'='soulbeat'
'soulbeat' anagrammed gives 'ABSOLUTE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for absolute that I've seen before include "sure" , "Complete and unrestricted, say power" , "Sheer, utter or not limited" , "Complete, full" , "rank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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