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After agitating an ape go furthest away (7)

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I believe the answer is:

apogean

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'furthest away' is the definition.
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'after agitating an ape go' is the wordplay.
'after agitating' indicates anagramming the letters.
'an'+'ape'+'go'='anapego'
'anapego' is an anagram of 'APOGEAN'.

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(Other definitions for apogean that I've seen before include "at the furthest point" , "at the top?" , "at highest level" , "reaching a climax" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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