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Gemstones my hat! Set's fake! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amethysts

'gemstones' is the definition.
(amethyst is a kind of gemstone)

'my hat set's fake' is the wordplay.
'fake' indicates an anagram.
'my'+'hat'+'sets'='myhatsets'
'myhatsets' is an anagram of 'AMETHYSTS'.

(Other definitions for amethysts that I've seen before include "Purple quartz stones" , "Purple gemstones" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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