Jewelry store unit (5)

I believe the answer is:

carat

(Other definitions for carat that I've seen before include "small weight" , "weight of rocks" , "Precious stone weight" , "Unit of gem measurement" , "Unit of weight for gems or purity of gold" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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