Beyond compare (3,10)
I believe the answer is:
par excellence
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">beyond compare</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for par excellence that I've seen before include "Beyond comparison" , "Superlative" , "Fine example" , "Beyond compare" .)