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High point as stake raised (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etna

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'high point' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'stake raised' is the wordplay.
'stake' becomes 'ante' (anteing is a kind of staking).
'raised' is a reversal indicator.
'ante' backwards is 'ETNA'.

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for etna that I've seen before include "feature spewing lava" , "It could erupt" , "Constant smoker" , "It sometimes blows its top" , "hotly-tipped runner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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