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Male juggled with red stone (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emerald

'stone' is the definition.
(type of gemstone)

'male juggled with red' is the wordplay.
'juggled with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'male' anagrammed with 'red' gives 'EMERALD'.

(Other definitions for emerald that I've seen before include "Green variety of beryl" , "and 13 Across: Poetic name for Ireland" , "Green gem" , "Ireland is often called The .......Isle" , "Precious gemstone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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