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Same pressure line is on top counter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isobar

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'same pressure line' is the definition.
'isobar' can be an answer for 'line' (isobar is a kind of line). I'm not sure about the 'same pressure' bit.

'is on top counter' is the wordplay.
'top' indicates taking the first letters (in a down clue, the first letter is top).
'counter' becomes 'bar' (bar is a kind of counter).
The first letter of 'on' is 'o'.
'is'+'o'+'bar'='ISOBAR'

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(Other definitions for isobar that I've seen before include "(Map) line of constant atmospheric pressure" , "meteorologist's line" , "Line on map connecting places of equal atmospheric pressure" , "Line joining places of equal barometric pressure" , "feature on some maps?" .)

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