Range of non-starting wall paintings (5)

I believe the answer is:

urals

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'range' is the definition.
(mountain range)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for urals that I've seen before include "Mountains of west-central Russia" , "mountain area" , "Mountain range in Russia and Kazakhstan" , "Russian mountains" , "Russian mountain range" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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