Hard material from elephants, walruses and similar animals (5)

I believe the answer is:

ivory

(Other definitions for ivory that I've seen before include "Material from tusks of certain mammals" , "Smooth material of elephant tusks" , "Key material" , "Substance in elephant tusks" , "pasty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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