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Seeing deer, occasionally, from peak first scaled by Wicklow man (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eiger

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'peak first scaled by wicklow man' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'seeing deer occasionally' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' means one should take alternating letters (letters taken at regular intervals or occasions).
'seeing'+'deer'='seeingdeer'
The alternate letters of 'seeingdeer' are 'EIGER'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eiger that I've seen before include "Mountains in Bernese Alps" , "Swiss mountain with a notorious north face" , "Famous Swiss mountain" , "Keen" , "Alpine mountain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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