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In the style of star, be turned to stone (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alabaster

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

'in the style of star be turned' is the wordplay.
'in the style of' becomes 'a la' (I've seen this before).
'turned' is an anagram indicator.
'star'+'be'='starbe'
'starbe' is an anagram of 'baster'.
'ala'+'baster'='ALABASTER'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for alabaster that I've seen before include "Stone often used for carving" , "White stone carved into ornaments" , "White translucent form of gypsum used for statues, vases etc" , "Carved form of gypsum" , "White mineral used for carving" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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