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Spike (5)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spike</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(piton is a kind of spike)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for piton that I've seen before include "Peg driven into rock in mountain climbing" , "In top (anag.)" , "something used when climbing" , "What mountaineer requires" , "Mountaineer's metal spike" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and the Evening Standard.
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