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An entrance of ornamental stone (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agate

'ornamental stone' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'an entrance' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'entrance' becomes 'gate' (type of entrance).
'a'+'gate'='AGATE'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for agate that I've seen before include "Stone with coloured bands" , "Precious stone" , "Quartz with bands of colour, used in jewellery" , "Banded ornamental stone" , "On the way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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