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Hardness of some northerners who won’t be ground down? (9,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yorkshire grit

(Other definitions for yorkshire grit that I've seen before include "County material for polishing" , "Stone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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