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Pressure nobleman for a jewel (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pearl

'a jewel' is the definition.
(pearl is a kind of jewel)

'pressure nobleman' is the wordplay.
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'nobleman' becomes 'earl' (earl is a kind of nobleman).
'p'+'earl'='PEARL'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for pearl that I've seen before include "finest example" , "Precious gem" , "greatly valued" , "Small type" , "Girl < , pretty" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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