Pinnacle achievement, metaphorically (7)

I believe the answer is:

everest

(Other definitions for everest that I've seen before include "One conquered in 1953" , "Great achievement" , "Himalayan peak" , "The highest mountain of all (7)" , "Mountain on the Nepal-Tibet border" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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