Southwestern flat-topped hill (4)

I believe the answer is:

mesa

(Other definitions for mesa that I've seen before include "High land" , "Geographical feature" , "In the USA, a steep-sided flat-topped hill" , "Flat tableland with steep edges" , "Isolated flat-topped hill" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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