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Munching hay, animal in high-up region (9)

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I believe the answer is:

himalayan

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'munching hay animal in high-up region' is the definition.
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'munching hay animal' is the wordplay.
'munching' indicates an anagram (letters crushed or munched into a new form).
'hay'+'animal'='hayanimal'
'hayanimal' is an anagram of 'HIMALAYAN'.

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(Other definitions for himalayan that I've seen before include "Of a South Asian mountain range" , "from area of highest population" , "in highest position in Asia" , "Of the mountains between India and Tibet" , "Like some mountains" .)

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