Press covering last letter from George Best (5)

I believe the answer is:

cream

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'best' is the definition.
(as in 'the cream of the crop')

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for cream that I've seen before include "Dairy product" , "Very best; pale yellow" , "Top or best part" , "Fat-rich part of milk" , "'There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with ....." .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Independent.

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