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Make mounting progress (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

get on

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This might be a double definition.

'make mounting' is the first definition.
'get on' can be an answer for 'make' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'mounting' bit.

'progress' is the second definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for get on that I've seen before include "Make progress, do well in life" , "Hit it off" , "Make progress; be friends" , "Advance; prosper" , "Age; prosper" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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