The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALPS
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More clues leading to the result ALPS
- Record to have when going across mountains
- Mountains are lovely places, scenic first of all
- . Article promoted in drinks range?
- Like to traverse record range
- Extremes of antipodal parts in range
- Range of advanced recordings
- Range of tennis player on the backhand
- Friends heading further south to find what once divided Gaul and Rome
- Record to break when in range
- Lake in rising resort in the mountains
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The straight part
We know that "what once divided Gaul and Rome" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what once divided gaul and rome = alps.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ALPS mean?
ALPS noun- A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.