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Genuine piece of pure alabaster (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

real

'genuine' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'piece of pure alabaster' is the wordplay.
'piece of' indicates a hidden word.
'REAL' can be found hidden inside 'pure alabaster'.

(Other definitions for real that I've seen before include "Unaffected" , "True" , "'Genuine, actual (4)'" , "Actual, existing" , "The old coin actually exists" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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