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A second climb can steer into trouble (8)

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I believe the answer is:

reascent

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'a second climb' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'can steer into trouble' is the wordplay.
'into trouble' indicates an anagram.
'can'+'steer'='cansteer'
'cansteer' is an anagram of 'REASCENT'.

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(Another definition for reascent that I've seen is " going back up".)

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