Common rust-susceptible metal (4)

I believe the answer is:

iron

(Other definitions for iron that I've seen before include "Heavy metallic element" , "Metal - press" , "Smooth - driver?" , "Smooth things" , "Smoother - metal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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