Porcelain from French, in alabaster (5)

I believe the answer is:

china

'porcelain' is the definition.
(china is a kind of porcelain)

'from french in alabaster' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'CHINA' can be found hidden inside 'french in alabaster'.

(Other definitions for china that I've seen before include "High quality porcelain" , "Land" , "Far Eastern power" , "Ceramic; country" , "Mate (Cockney rhyming slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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