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High point is meeting of Mirror and Times (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apex

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'high point' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'mirror and times' is the wordplay.
'mirror' becomes 'ape' (both can mean to imitate or copy).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'times' becomes 'x' (x resembles the multiplication or times sign).
'ape'+'x'='APEX'

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(Other definitions for apex that I've seen before include "reasonable fare" , "high-point" , "Summit - pinnacle" , "crown" , "Absolute peak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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