Mountains of south-central Europe (4)

I believe the answer is:

alps

(Other definitions for alps that I've seen before include "European mountain range" , "Pals put on the mountains" , "Peaks" , "European mountains" , "Eur. mountain range" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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