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the real deal

noun [S]
 
 
informal

Definition

someone or something that is very good and has all the qualities that people say they have: His performance proved he's the real deal.People having good qualitiesGood and excellent things the facts about something: The booklet gives you the real deal on smoking.Information and messages
(Definition of the real deal noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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