Top of the world — always is in Paris (7)

I believe the answer is:

everest

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'top of the world' is the definition.
'Everest' can be an answer for 'top' (Everest is an example). I am not sure about the 'of the world' bit.

'always is in paris' is the wordplay.
'always' becomes 'ever' (synonyms).
'is in paris' becomes 'est' ('is' in French).
'ever'+'est'='EVEREST'

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(Other definitions for everest that I've seen before include "The highest mountain of all (7)" , "One conquered in 1953" , "Where Hillary was" , "Highest peak" , "The world's highest mountain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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