Cryptic crossword clue
Mountain-climbers lifted lid on eminent scientists’ group 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAHRS

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The straight part
We know that "Mountain-climbers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mountain-climbers = tahrs.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TAHRS mean?

TAHRS noun
  1. Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes).

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