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Imitation gem made from nine others (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhinestone

'imitation gem' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'from nine others' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'nine'+'others'='nineothers'
'nineothers' with letters rearranged gives 'RHINESTONE'.

'made' is the link.

(Other definitions for rhinestone that I've seen before include "Phoney" , "Rock" , "one not really brilliant?" , "cheap jewellery" , "Imitation diamond" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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