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Mother-of-pearl (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nacre

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">mother-of-pearl</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for nacre that I've seen before include "inside of shell" , "Constituent of inlay furniture" , "valuable material" , "Pearl's mum" , "Mother of pearl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the Penny Press, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Telegraph, The New York Times and the Evening Standard.
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