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Record to break when finding mountains (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alps

'mountains' is the definition.
(European mountain range)

'record to break when' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'L-P' (abbreviation for long play record).
'to break' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters break into the word).
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'lp' put within 'as' is 'ALPS'.

'finding' is the link.

(Other definitions for alps that I've seen before include "South-central European mountain system" , "Slap (anag.)" , "European mountain chain" , "Slap about in mountains" , "With pals in great mountains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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