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Funny, glassy-looking substance in a mountain location (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

comical

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'funny' is the definition.
(I know that funny can be written as comical)

'glassy-looking substance in a mountain location' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'substance' could be 'mica' (mica is a kind of substance) and 'mica' is present in the answer.
'location' could be 'col' (col is a kind of location) and 'col' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for comical that I've seen before include "Amusing or droll" , "Witty" , "Causing laughter" , "Rich" , "'Amusing, funny (7)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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