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A fur in the final royal treasure trove (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ermine

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'a fur' is the definition.
(I know that ermine is a type of fur)

'the final royal treasure trove' is the wordplay.
'final' suggests the final letters.
'royal' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'treasure trove' becomes 'mine' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The final letter of 'the' is 'e'.
'e'+'r'+'mine'='ERMINE'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ermine that I've seen before include "Stoat in its winter coat" , "Expensive white fur" , "In mere strange fur" , "special trimmings" , "Stoat's winter fur" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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