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Hits a brick wall on both sides of Dublin terrace (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hill

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'terrace' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for hill that I've seen before include "Mount" , "Small mountain" , "Canvasser of opinions" , "Box ---, Emma picnic site (J.Austen)" , "Gradient" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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