Pips best players (5)
I believe the answer is:
seeds
This could be a double definition.
'pips' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'best players' is the second definition.
'seeds' can be an answer for 'players' (seed is a kind of player). I'm not sure about the 'best' bit.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seeds that I've seen before include "nuts" , "More than one good player" , "Favoured entrants in a knock-out competition" , "Small hard fruit" , "Initiates the growth of" .)