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Point out piece of climbing equipment (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

piton

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'piece of climbing equipment' is the definition.
'piton' can be an answer for 'equipment' (piton is a kind of equipment). I am not sure about the 'piece of climbing' bit.

'point out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'point' is an anagram of 'PITON'.

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(Other definitions for piton that I've seen before include "It helps the climber" , "Mountaineer's metal spike" , "Peg driven into rock as climbing support" , "Kind of rope-supporting peg used in rock-climbing" , "Metal peg used in rock climbing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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