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New law from producing metal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wolfram

'metal' is the definition.
(wolfram is a kind of metal)

'new law from' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'law'+'from'='lawfrom'
'lawfrom' is an anagram of 'WOLFRAM'.

'producing' is the link.

(Other definitions for wolfram that I've seen before include "Tungsten" , "at no 74, originally" , "elemental" , "hard stuff" , "Element by another name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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