Clumsily enacts mountaineering objective (6)

I believe the answer is:

ascent

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'mountaineering objective' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'clumsily enacts' is the wordplay.
'clumsily' indicates anagramming the letters.
'enacts' is an anagram of 'ASCENT'.

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(Other definitions for ascent that I've seen before include "An up-slope" , "Acclivity" , "Enacts in climb" , "Stance (anag)" , "Act of moving upwards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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