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Looking silvery, it does a bit of glinting (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tin

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'looking silvery it does a bit' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'of glinting' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'TIN' is hidden within 'glinting'.

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(Other definitions for tin that I've seen before include "Money" , "Silver-white metal, used to make cans" , "loaf of bread" , "Cornish metal?" , "Silvery-white metal used in cans" .)

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