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As far as could be from the Mount of Olives (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unto

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'as far as could' is the definition.
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'from the mount of olives' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'UNTO' can be found hidden inside 'mount of olives'.

'be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for unto that I've seen before include "'Do ... others, etc.'" , "'The Lord said . . . . Moses'" , "Heading for" , "In the direction of (archaic)" , "Archaic form of to" .)

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