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Top of the heap? Reckon reported wine collection is about second (10)

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I believe the answer is:

bestseller

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'top of the heap? reckon' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'reported wine collection is about second' is the wordplay.
'reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'wine collection' becomes 'cellar'.
'is about' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'second' becomes 'best' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cellar' is a homophone of 'seller'.
'seller' put after 'best' is 'BESTSELLER'.

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(Other definitions for bestseller that I've seen before include "Dickens for instance" , "top author" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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