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Spoil jewellery, adding mottled effect (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marbling

'adding mottled effect' is the definition.
(marbling creates a mottled ink design)

'spoil jewellery' is the wordplay.
'spoil' becomes 'mar' (synonyms).
'jewellery' becomes 'bling' (I've seen this before).
'mar'+'bling'='MARBLING'

(Other definitions for marbling that I've seen before include "Mottled effect" , "Distribution of fat" , "Streaky lines" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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