Rise of land to a higher elevation (geology) (8)
I believe the answer is:
upthrust
(Other definitions for upthrust that I've seen before include "Force a fluid exerts on floating body" , "it makes for buoyancy" , "Raised to higher level" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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