Quickest way to travel from Nepal? (5)

I believe the answer is:

plane

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'quickest way to travel' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'from nepal?' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (from the letters).
'nepal' is an anagram of 'PLANE'.

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(Other definitions for plane that I've seen before include "Tool for smoothing wood" , "Woodworking tool" , "barked?" , "Flat surface; tree" , "Aircraft - level surface - carpenter's tool" .)

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

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