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It's the height of Violet and Ena combined (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elevation

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'it's the height' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for elevation that I've seen before include "Height above a given level" , "Drawing of the external face of a building" , "Leave it on for altitude of a place" , "Height - promotion" , "scale drawing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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