Surpassed (8)
'surpassed' is the definition.
(exceeding is a kind of surpassing)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for exceeded that I've seen before include "Surpassed" , "Went beyond (a limit)" , "went over the top!" , "Went beyond what was required" .)
(Other definitions for eclipsed that I've seen before include "Surpassed - led epics (anag)" , "Made obscure" , "Overshadowed" , "Obscured as by heavenly body" , "Deprived of prominence" .)
'surpassed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for bested that I've seen before include "Worsted" , "Defeated or outwitted" , "Conquered, overcame" .)
'surpassed' is the definition.
(topping is a kind of surpassing)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for topped that I've seen before include "Went better than; killed" , "went past" , "Crowned" , "beheaded" , "Surmounted" .)
'surpassed' is the definition.
('outdo' can be a synonym of 'surpass')
This is all the clue.