Blacksmithing material (4)

I believe the answer is:

iron

(Other definitions for iron that I've seen before include "Metallic element, symbol Fe" , "Hard metal" , "Smoother - metal" , "uncompromising" , "Smooth - driver?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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