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High points of the Danse Macabre (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

andes

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'high points of' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'danse macabre' is the wordplay.
'danse' can be anagrammed to 'ANDES'.
But, I am unsure how this is indicated.

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for andes that I've seen before include "Mountain range in South America" , "Danes seen in mountains" , "Mountains for the Danes, oddly" , "Mountains of 6 dn" , "South American mountain system" .)

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