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Bring up the subject of the said item of jewellery (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

broach

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'bring up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'said item of jewellery' is the wordplay.
'said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'item of jewellery' becomes 'brooch'.
'brooch' is a homophone of 'BROACH'.

'the subject of the' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for broach that I've seen before include "Bring up a topic" , "Pierce (a cask)" , "Bring up for discussion" , "Hint" , "Raise (a sensitive topic)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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