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One pulls up to mythical realm (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asgard

'mythical realm' is the definition.
(home of the Norse gods)

'one pulls up' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'a'.
'pulls' becomes 'drags' (drag is a kind of pull).
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'drags' written backwards gives 'sgard'.
'a'+'sgard'='ASGARD'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for asgard that I've seen before include "land fit for heroes" , "Heavenly place" , "mythological region" , "Heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods" , "Famous Irish yacht from the old Norse heaven" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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