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just where the climbout track meets the crosswind track.
Surely, if you are departing an airfield with a normal overhead joining procedure, you should ensure that your departure climbout stays below circuit height until you are well clear of the crosswind leg. In my case, PA28 off 800m, it is not a luxury I can indulge in anyway.
Incidentally, how do you know the other aircraft had not done an overhead join and just happened to be on the crosswind leg as you were departing?