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Orchestra pits remodelled to be very high (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stratospheric

'be very high' is the definition.
(high up in the air)

'orchestra pits remodelled' is the wordplay.
'remodelled' is an anagram indicator.
'orchestra'+'pits'='orchestrapits'
'orchestrapits' with letters rearranged gives 'STRATOSPHERIC'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stratospheric that I've seen before include "Sky-high (informal)" , "Belonging to the upper air" , "Very high" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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