Cryptic crossword clue
Beginning or ending of mountain climb 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NASCENT

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The straight part
We know that "Beginning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beginning = nascent.
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What does NASCENT mean?

NASCENT adjective
  1. Emerging; just coming into existence.
  2. Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
  3. Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
  4. Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.

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