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An upward slope or grade (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascent

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">an upward slope</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">grade</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ascent that I've seen before include "Maybe promotion" , "Stance (anag)" , "way up the mountain" , "Upward climb" , "progress" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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