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To higher level as purist possibly (8)

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upstairs

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'to higher level' is the definition.
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'as purist possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'purist'='aspurist'
'aspurist' is an anagram of 'UPSTAIRS'.

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(Other definitions for upstairs that I've seen before include "On an upper floor" , "Away from servants" , "It's a spur (anag)" , "at the next level" , "See 3" .)

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