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Is climbing in a rough mountainous area (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sinai

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'mountainous area' is the definition.
'Sinai' can be an answer for 'area' (Sinai is an example). I'm unsure of the 'mountainous' bit.

'is climbing in a rough' is the wordplay.
'climbing' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, letters climb up).
'rough' is an anagram indicator (a rough or broken ordering of the letters).
'is' reversed gives 'si'.
'in'+'a'='ina'
'ina' anagrammed gives 'nai'.
'si'+'nai'='SINAI'

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(Other definitions for sinai that I've seen before include "11 Across peninsula" , "Law handed down here" , "Mountain in Egypt" , "desert area" , "Mount where Moses received God's law" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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