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