Cryptic crossword clue
Isolated peak nobody attempts to scale, do we hear? 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Isolated peak" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case isolated peak = nunatak.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NUNATAK mean?

NUNATAK noun
  1. A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet.

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