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Largely tropical mollusc with a glossy patterned shell (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cowrie

(Other definitions for cowrie that I've seen before include "Shell once used as currency" , "Marine gastropod with a shiny shell once used as money in some parts" , "Shell sometimes used as form of money" , "Brightly marked seashell" , "Mollusc (shell used as money)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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