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Tourists see it in Sicily before rising (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etna

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'tourists see it in sicily' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'before rising' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ante' (prefix meaning before).
'rising' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, letters go up).
'ante' back-to-front is 'ETNA'.

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(Other definitions for etna that I've seen before include "burning mountain" , "Sicilian volcano" , "Sicily's 15" , "Dangerous peak" , "Volcano; reverse of stake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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