Hotshots (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hotshots</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('ace' can be a synonym of 'hotshot')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aces that I've seen before include "Top (or bottom) cards" , "Ones or elevens in cards" , "never come back" , "winning shots" , "wartime pilots?" .)
(Other definitions for vips that I've seen before include "Celebrities" , "Bigwigs" .)