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Rock outcrop with a British beetle (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scarab

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'beetle' is the definition.
(scarab is a kind of beetle)

'rock outcrop with a british' is the wordplay.
'rock outcrop with' becomes 'scar' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'scar'+'a'+'b'='SCARAB'

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(Other definitions for scarab that I've seen before include "Sacred beetle of ancient Egypt" , "Large dung beetle" , "Type of beetle" , "divine thing once" , "Beetle revered in ancient Egypt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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