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In a catalogue, stick climber (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alpinist

'climber' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in a catalogue stick' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'catalogue' becomes 'list' (I've seen this before).
'stick' becomes 'pin' ('pin' can be a synonym of 'stick'**).
'a'+'list'='alist'
'alist' enclosing 'pin' is 'ALPINIST'.

(Other definitions for alpinist that I've seen before include "Maker of sharp climb" , "one climbs" , "Climber of big mountains" , "mountaineer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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