Shiny material in some guitars (5)

I believe the answer is:

nacre

(Other definitions for nacre that I've seen before include "Mother-of-pearl - crane (anag)" , "valuable material" , "Mother-of-pearl from shellfish" , "Constituent of inlay furniture" , "Pearl's mum" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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