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It should include these mountains (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atlas

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

'it should include' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'should' becomes 'alas' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'include' indicates putting letters inside.
't' put within 'alas' is 'ATLAS'.

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(Other definitions for atlas that I've seen before include "A geog. book; N. African range" , "book of world records?" , "Supporter of the classics" , "Its architectural name is telamon" , "Giant" .)

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