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Absolutely no middle-sized art to be moved on the Italian floor (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terrazzo

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'floor' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
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(Another definition for terrazzo that I've seen is " Chips of stones set in concrete for flooring".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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