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Element found by Zulu in chapter (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

zinc

'element' is the definition.
(zinc is a kind of element)

'by zulu in chapter' is the wordplay.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'zulu' becomes 'z' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'chapter' becomes 'c'.
'z' put next to 'in' is 'zin'.
'zin'+'c'='ZINC'

'found' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for zinc that I've seen before include "Metallic element present with copper in brass" , "Metal, Zn" , "Blue-white metal" , "Constituent of brass" , "Mineral" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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