Top four of 52 (4)

I believe the answer is:

aces

(Other definitions for aces that I've seen before include "excellent service" , "Experts (in their field)" , "They're high and low on cards" , "Unreturnable services" , "Top cards or people" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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