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Almost certain to go unnoticed in tower above (7)

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I believe the answer is:

surpass

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'tower above' is the definition.
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'almost certain to go' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'certain' becomes 'sure' (synonyms).
'to go' becomes 'pass' (passing is a kind of going).
'sure' with its last letter taken off is 'sur'.
'sur'+'pass'='SURPASS'

'unnoticed in' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for surpass that I've seen before include "Outstrip" , "Transcend" , "Go one better" , "Outdo" , "eclipse visible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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