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Needs tool to break rock (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lodestone

'rock' is the definition.

'needs tool to break' is the wordplay.
'to break' indicates anagramming the letters.
'needs'+'tool'='needstool'
'needstool' with letters rearranged gives 'LODESTONE'.

(Other definitions for lodestone that I've seen before include "Magnetite" , "Magnet" , "Natural magnetic ore" , "naturally attractive?" , "attractive person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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