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Encountered a large copper, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

metal

'copper say' is the definition.
(I know that copper is a type of metal)

'encountered a large' is the wordplay.
'encountered' becomes 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'encounter').
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'met'+'a'+'l'='METAL'

(Other definitions for metal that I've seen before include "Maybe lead" , "Copper possibly" , "Aluminium or copper for instance" , "Lead or iron, perhaps" , "Conducting solid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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