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Plane damaged in Everest region (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nepal

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'everest region' is the definition.
'nepal' can be an answer for 'region' (Nepal is an example). I'm not certain of the 'everest' bit.

'plane damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'plane' is an anagram of 'NEPAL'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nepal that I've seen before include "somewhere in the Himalayas" , "Himalayan kingdom" , "Plane country north-east of India" , "Himalayan republic" , "Country in plane north-west of India" .)

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