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Flat-top - same only different (4)

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mesa

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'flat' is the definition.
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'same only different' is the wordplay.
'only different' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'same' with letters rearranged gives 'MESA'.

'top' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for mesa that I've seen before include "Flat hill" , "Flat-topped mountain" , "Geographical feature" , "Flat-topped hill with steep sides, common in the southwestern US" , "Flat tableland with steep sides" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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