Reported onslaught by the convent in isolated mountain peak (7)

Independent Cryptic #12198 | 28 Across | 2025-11-12
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Sound-alike (reported) of NUN ATTACK (an onslaught by the members of a convent). A mountain peak surrounded by ice. The dictionaries disagree on whether the first syllable should rhyme with “sun” or “soon”, but the clue works better with the first of these.

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