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Heightening or intensification (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

escalation

(Other definitions for escalation that I've seen before include "Rapid rise in level" , "Rapid growth" , "sudden rise" , "expansion" .)

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