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Mo Ali sits around getting very high (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

altissimo

'very high' is the definition.
(musical term)

'mo ali sits around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mo'+'ali'+'sits'='moalisits'
'moalisits' with letters rearranged gives 'ALTISSIMO'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for altissimo that I've seen before include "Very highly pitched" , "one is almost dizzy" , "Very highly placed" , "Very high musical pitch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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