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Peaks constructed as den (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

andes

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'peaks constructed as den' is the definition.
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'constructed as den' is the wordplay.
'constructed' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'den'='asden'
'asden' with letters rearranged gives 'ANDES'.

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(Other definitions for andes that I've seen before include "South American mountains" , "Mounts" , "Aconcagua the highest in this range" , "Mountains for the Danes, oddly" , "South American mountain chain" .)

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