The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ANNAPURNA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ANNAPURNA
- Old coin, almost flawless, not available as part of range
- Sleep in a container on a mountain
- Pavlova, say, almost immaculate, not available as part of range
- Old coin container in Pennsylvania high spot
- Old man carrying pot with one article and another over first ridge
- Tamil brother and father pass over vessel in peak
- Vessel seen surrounded by an American valley or mountain
- Himalayan ridge a girl surprisingly ran up
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The straight part
We know that "high spot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case high spot = annapurna.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.