Alloy of copper and zinc (5)

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brass

'alloy of copper and zinc' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for brass that I've seen before include "Alloy (associated with muck)" , "Impertinence" , "instrumental group" , "Alloy of copper and zinc" , "Nerve (but not of steel!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald and the LA Times.

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