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Wild acclaim if top becomes a foregone conclusion (4,8)

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I believe the answer is:

fait accompli

'a foregone conclusion' is the definition.
(both can mean something already decided)

'wild acclaim if top' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'acclaim'+'if'+'top'='acclaimiftop'
'acclaimiftop' with letters rearranged gives 'FAIT ACCOMPLI'.

'becomes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fait accompli that I've seen before include "Something irreversibly decided" , "Already done, unalterable" , "Something done and unalterable" , "Irreversible action" , "A done deal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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