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Mountain family receiving letter from Nato clash over nothing (11)

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I believe the answer is:

kilimanjaro

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'mountain' is the definition.
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'family receiving letter from nato clash over nothing' is the wordplay.
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'receiving' indicates putting letters inside.
'letter from nato' becomes 'lima' (NATO phonetic alphabet).
'clash' becomes 'jar' (synonyms).
'over nothing' becomes 'o' (O resembles 0. I am not sure about the 'over' bit.).
'kin' enclosing 'lima' is 'kiliman'.
'kiliman'+'jar'+'o'='KILIMANJARO'

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(Other definitions for kilimanjaro that I've seen before include "Africa's highest peak" , "Extinct volcano in Tanzania" , "Highest peak of Africa" , "African mountain with snows" , "Highest mountain in Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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