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Imitation stone that's a national emblem (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shamrock

'a national emblem' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'imitation stone' is the wordplay.
'imitation' becomes 'sham' (sham can mean false or imitation).
'stone' becomes 'rock' (synonyms).
'sham'+'rock'='SHAMROCK'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shamrock that I've seen before include "symbolic of Ireland" , "Mash cork into the emblem" , "Clover-like plant" , "Irish national symbol" , "Sign of first part of 10 [IRISH [SEA]]" .)

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