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Stick to imitation gems (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paste

I believe this is a triple definition!

'stick to' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'imitation' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'gems' is the third definition.
(I have seen 'Artificial gems ' mean 'paste' so perhaps 'gems' could also mean 'paste')

(Other definitions for paste that I've seen before include "Thoroughly beat" , "Wallpaper glue" , "It may be put on teeth" , "food preparation" , "Watery cement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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