well your settings are nearly identical to mine, I print a bit faster (60mm/s) but then I print faster than most people anyway.

245c is what I've ended up with. You get a little more stringing, but much better layer adhesion.

Clogging is pretty weird.
Benchies are a total waste of plastic, but I seem to be the only person on the planet who cares lol

Hmm, have you tried printing something else - a simple cube or cylinder to see if you get the same issue at the same height ?

And don't be afraid to hit it with a lot more heat - different manufacturers put different crap in their filaments.
Joel he printing nerd hada couple spools of pla that he ended up printing at 240c recently.

So try 255 or 260.

But first print something sensible to check if it's a consistent problem regardless of the model.