The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 6 letter word SIERRA NEVADA
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More clues leading to the result SIERRA NEVADA
- Range area invaders ravaged
- Find range in destroying invader's area
- Venus oddly is back fully in range
- Rocky area with ravines around the back of beyond, as mountain range
- German you managed to avoid getting a replacement for electric range
- Queen in arena, diva’s perhaps showing range
- Invaders are prepared going over a range
- Ford a channel going west, following new range
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