Reef composition (5)
I believe the answer is:
coral
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">reef composition</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for coral that I've seen before include "Marine polyps, often forming reefs" , "Reef-forming sea life" , "Carol (anag.)" , "Creature building reef" , "Orangey-pink" .)