The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word SKI LIFT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SKI LIFT
- Almost miss promotion that could help ascending the slippery slope
- Parody about Liberal providing winter sports facility
- Satirical piece about uncompleted bio that boosts you on holiday?
- Endless expertise shown with two newspapers presenting winter sports feature
- Mountain climber beginning to shiver, if not wearing pants, traditionally?
- Sketch garages provided by premier in Lausanne for mountain people carrier
- Way to the top is ultimately perilous when wearing skirt
- What may help some sporty types to get up?
- Downhill racer’s facility for getting to the top?
- Pick-me-up needed for downhill runners
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The straight part
We know that "mountain people carrier /mountain people carrier" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mountain people carrier /mountain people carrier = ski lift.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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