Ascend; surmount (5,2)

I believe the answer is:

climb up

This clue is a double definition.

'ascend' is the first definition.
(climbing up is a kind of ascending)

'surmount' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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