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Moulding material that could be used for Trojan prince's cut? (7,2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plaster of paris

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'moulding material' is the definition.
'plaster of Paris' can be an answer for 'material' (plaster of Paris is a kind of material). I am unsure of the 'moulding' bit.

'used for trojan prince's cut?' is the wordplay.
'used' is an anagram indicator.
'trojan' becomes 'Paris' (mythical Trojan).
'prince's' becomes 'plaste' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cut?' indicates putting letters inside (some letters have cut into others).
'for' is an anagram of '[for]'.
'[for]'+'paris'='rofparis'
'rofparis' going around 'plaste' is 'PLASTER OF PARIS'.

'that could be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for plaster of paris that I've seen before include "is needed for the cast?" , "What might make cast" , "material for cast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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