The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANDES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ANDES
- Chain of human descent not complete
- Mountain range with exceptionally scenic peaks
- Mountainous area of Libyan Desert
- Range woman designer has on display
- Some Europeans having day later in South American area
- Aides with name for island mountains
- Mountain range also echoes peripherally
- High spot, like going round Windy End
- Range in the Arabian desert
- Selection from Italian designer’s range
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The straight part
We know that "mountain range" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mountain range = andes.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.