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Checkerboard ___ (Zion National Park landform) (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mesa

(Other definitions for mesa that I've seen before include "Flat-topped hill with steep sides, common in the southwestern US" , "Geographical feature" , "In the US south-west, a steep-sided flat-topped hill" , "Flat-topped tableland" , "Flat tableland with steep sides" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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