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Plane crashes in mountainous territory (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nepal

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'mountainous territory' is the definition.
'Nepal' can be an answer for 'territory' (Nepal is an example). I am not certain of the 'mountainous' bit.

'plane crashes' is the wordplay.
'crashes' indicates an anagram.
'plane' with letters rearranged gives 'NEPAL'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nepal that I've seen before include "Country located mainly in the Himalayas" , "Small lake" , "Asian country, capital Kathmandu" , "Asian kingdom" , "Mountainous country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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