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Winners of a case, perhaps (4)

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aces

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'winners' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'a case perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'case' is an anagram of 'ACES'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for aces that I've seen before include "wartime pilots?" , "Playing cards with single pips on their faces" , "Unreturnable services" , "never come back" , "Two will make deuce" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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