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Small weight also included rock (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sandstone

'rock' is the definition.
(sandstone is a kind of rock)

'small weight also included' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'weight' becomes 'stone' (stone is a unit of weight).
'also' becomes 'and' (both can mean in addition).
'included' indicates putting letters inside.
's'+'stone'='sstone'
'sstone' placed around 'and' is 'SANDSTONE'.

(Other definitions for sandstone that I've seen before include "Rock containing quartz grains" , "Type of sedimentary rock" , "Among the best of building materials" , "Such building material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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