Metaphorical kind of ladder to climb Crossword Clue

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(adjective)
1. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
2. possessing or existing in bodily form

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

METAPHORICAL (adjective)
1. expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
CLIMB (verb)
1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress
2. go up or advance
CLIMB (noun)
1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
2. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

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24. Part of a feminine pronoun pair

25. Opposite of WSW

26. Lukewarm

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38. Powerful hot rod

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43. 'Also . . .'

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Down

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