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Height divine for the Scots climbing a lot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heaps

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'a lot' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for heaps that I've seen before include "Shape (anag) - lots" , "Mounds, stacks" , "Lots (of piles?)" , "Mounds; lots" , "A large number; untidy mounds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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