Inclines to take radical stances (7)

I believe the answer is:

ascents

'inclines' is the definition.
(ascent is a kind of incline)

'radical stances' is the wordplay.
'radical' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stances' anagrammed gives 'ASCENTS'.

'to take' is the link.

(Other definitions for ascents that I've seen before include "Acts of climbing" , "rises" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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