A projecting land mass (8)

I believe the answer is:

mountain

'a projecting land mass' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for mountain that I've seen before include "Projecting land-mass" , "eg Ben Nevis" , "Projecting land mass" , "eg Everest" , "Large surplus stock (eg, of butter)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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