Dribbler who drank stronger beer (4)

I believe the answer is:

best

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'dribbler who drank stronger beer' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for best that I've seen before include "Most outstanding" , "Superlative" , "Limit of one's ability" , "Peerless" , "Optimal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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