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Graduate’s key identifying igneous rock (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basalt

'igneous rock' is the definition.
(I know that basalt is a type of volcanic rock)

'graduate's key' is the wordplay.
'graduate's' becomes 'BA's' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'key' becomes 'alt' (the Alt keyboard button).
'bas'+'alt'='BASALT'

'identifying' is the link.

(Other definitions for basalt that I've seen before include "Common volcanic rock" , "Type of rock is a blast, oddly" , "Dark rock of volcanic origin" , "Black volcanic rock" , "rock from 2 [VOLCANO]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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