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Nepali high in the mountains (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alpine

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'in the mountains' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'nepali high' is the wordplay.
'high' indicates anagramming the letters (like drunk).
'nepali' anagrammed gives 'ALPINE'.

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(Other definitions for alpine that I've seen before include "Relating to a European mountain range" , "Nepali (anag.)" , "Plant of high mountains" , "Relating to high mountains" , "To do with great European mountains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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