The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROSS
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More clues leading to the result ROSS
- Explorer went up south, rather than west side of Everest
- You must support second issue in argument for Herefordshire town
- Not one of 5 2 Mussorgsky carried about
- King succeeded capturing extremely large dependency
- Explorer gets obese, not good
- Disgraced broadcaster craftily won over the quaint English town
- Explorer, angry leader going out
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