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It's in the jeweller's window your mates are about to break (8)

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I believe the answer is:

amethyst

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'it's in the jeweller's window your' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'mates are about to break' is the wordplay.
'are about' is an anagram indicator.
'to' becomes 'thy' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'break' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters break into the word).
'mates' with letters rearranged gives 'amest'.
'amest' going around 'thy' is 'AMETHYST'.

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(Other definitions for amethyst that I've seen before include "Type of quartz" , "Variety of quartz" , "Transparent bluish quartz" , "Precious stone of purple quartz" , "Purple quartz used in jewellery" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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