Cryptic crossword clue
Brief ascent with short cut to reach the top 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CLIMAX

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What does CLIMAX mean?

CLIMAX noun
  1. (originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
  2. An instance of such an ascending series.
  3. The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
  4. (now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
CLIMAX verb
  1. To reach or bring to a climax.
  2. To orgasm; to reach orgasm.

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