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Rock obtainable from Tangier (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

granite

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'rock' is the definition.
(type of rock)

'from tangier' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'tangier' is an anagram of 'GRANITE'.

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(Other definitions for granite that I've seen before include "Get rain (anag) - rock" , "Tearing (anag.)" , "Constituent in Dartmoor" , "Showing great resolution" , "A very hard rock from Tangier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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