Soft silvery-white metallic element; symbol Yb (9)

I believe the answer is:

ytterbium

(Other definitions for ytterbium that I've seen before include "Element with symbol Yb" , "Rare-earth element" , "metal" , "Atomic number 70" , "SEVENTY" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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