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Eats with the best (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

champs

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'eats' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to consumption as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for champs that I've seen before include "Munches noisily like abbreviated winners" , "Title holders" , "Munches noisily like horse at bit" , "Heaven in Paris?" , "frets impatiently" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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