Answer: secondbest

AnswerCrossword Clue
SECONDBESTNot quite tops
SECONDBESTInferior.
SECONDBESTKind of bed Shakespeare left to his wife.
SECONDBESTOut of the middle drawer
SECONDBESTWhat some people settle for
SECONDBESTWhat a loser could only hope to be?