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Elevated area cold? Skip the top (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hill

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'top' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for hill that I've seen before include "High mass of land" , "Over the .... - past life's prime" , "High point, but not a mountain" , "Small mountain" , "See 14" .)

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