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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 all the 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 Mirror, the Newsday, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press and The Telegraph.
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