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Where a map-reader's only way is up (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

south pole

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'where a map-reader's only way is up' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for south pole that I've seen before include "Antarctic" , "Goal of explorers" , "gets very cold!" , "Amundsen got there first, before Scott" , "to which Scott came" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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