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Yank consortium bulldozed American peaks (5,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rocky mountains

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'yank consortium bulldozed american peaks' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'bulldozed american peaks' is the wordplay.
'bulldozed american' becomes 'rocky' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'peaks' becomes 'mountains' (I've seen this before).
'rocky'+'mountains'='ROCKY MOUNTAINS'

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(Another definition for rocky mountains that I've seen is " American skyscrapers".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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