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class act

n.
One of distinctive and superior quality: The principal is a class act who has greatly improved the school.
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Noun1.class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence
nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, apotheosis, ideal, paragon, saint - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
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