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Shattered replica: no Ming items? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

porcelain

'ming items?' is the definition.
(Ming china is a type of porcelain)

'shattered replica no' is the wordplay.
'shattered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'replica'+'no'='replicano'
'replicano' is an anagram of 'PORCELAIN'.

(Other definitions for porcelain that I've seen before include "Fine white ceramic" , "Crockery" , "fragile goods" , "Fine ceramic ware" , "Jasper, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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