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Ascended a small hill to the North (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

risen

'ascended' is the definition.
(rising is a kind of ascending)

'a small hill to the north' is the wordplay.
'a small hill' becomes 'rise' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to the north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'rise'+'n'='RISEN'

(Other definitions for risen that I've seen before include "Increased" , "Resin (anag.)" , "Grown up" , "Above the horizon" , "Ascended - restored from death" .)

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