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Sherpa travelling with rest to high region (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stratosphere

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'high region' is the definition.
'stratosphere' can be an answer for 'region' (stratosphere is a kind of region). I'm not sure about the 'high' bit.

'sherpa travelling with rest to' is the wordplay.
'travelling with' indicates an anagram.
'rest'+'to'='restto'
'sherpa' with its letters mixed up with 'restto' gives 'STRATOSPHERE'.

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(Other definitions for stratosphere that I've seen before include "Layer of high air around the earth" , "Area containing ozone layer" , "Region about ten to fifty km above the earth" , "Layer above the earth where temperature generally increases with height" , "Zone high above earth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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