Alec's fresh mount (5)

I believe the answer is:

scale

'mount' is the definition.
(I know that scale is a type of mount)

'alec's fresh' is the wordplay.
'fresh' is an anagram indicator.
'alecs' anagrammed gives 'SCALE'.

(Other definitions for scale that I've seen before include "Measure" , "Hierarchy" , "Weigh up" , "Group of notes in ascending or descending order" , "Notes < magnitude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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