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Himalayan ridge a girl surprisingly ran up (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annapurna

'himalayan ridge' is the definition.
(Annapurna is a Himalayan mountain range)

'a girl surprisingly ran up' is the wordplay.
'a girl' becomes 'anna' ().
'surprisingly' indicates anagramming the letters (a surprising ordering of the letters).
'ran'+'up'='ranup'
'ranup' anagrammed gives 'purna'.
'anna'+'purna'='ANNAPURNA'

(Other definitions for annapurna that I've seen before include "Range" , "high ridge" , "Himalayan peak; Hindu goddess of plenty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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