Metal nuts gent has to turn (8)

I believe the answer is:

tungsten

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'metal' is the definition.
(I know that tungsten is a type of metal)

'nuts gent has to turn' is the wordplay.
'nuts gent' anagrams to 'TUNGSTEN'.
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(Other definitions for tungsten that I've seen before include "Wolfram" , "Very hard metal, used in light bulbs" , "Metallic element in a strangely snug tent" , "Hard malleable metal" , "Rare metallic element" .)

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