Pewterer's blowpipe, one in strange metal (7)

I believe the answer is:

rhodium

(Other definitions for rhodium that I've seen before include "Hard metallic element" , "Chemical element, symbol Rh" , "Metallic element, atomic no 45" , "Hard metal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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