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Material found in teeth or in a plant (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ivory

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'material' is the definition.
(ivory is a kind of material)

'or in a plant' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a plant' becomes 'ivy' (ivy is a kind of plant).
'or' inserted into 'ivy' is 'IVORY'.

'found in teeth' is the link.
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(Other definitions for ivory that I've seen before include "Yellowish white - material from tusks" , "Elephant tusk material" , "Key material" , "Piano-key" , "Material from tusks of certain mammals" .)

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