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High level of service provided (6)

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I believe the answer is:

massif

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'high level' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'service provided' is the wordplay.
'service' becomes 'mass' (mass is a church service).
'provided' becomes 'if' (eg 'provided it's sunny' means 'if it's sunny').
'mass'+'if'='MASSIF'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for massif that I've seen before include "Compact grouping of mountains" , "mountain peak" , "highlands" , "large amount of rock" , "Geological mountain formation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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