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Stone circle, mostly white (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opal

'stone' is the definition.
(gemstone)

'circle mostly white' is the wordplay.
'circle' becomes 'O' (O is a circle).
'mostly' means to remove the last letter (most but not all of the word).
'white' becomes 'pale' (I've seen this before).
'pale' with its last letter taken off is 'pal'.
'o'+'pal'='OPAL'

(Other definitions for opal that I've seen before include "raw material" , "what may be set in 29 [DIAL]" , "Shimmering stone" , "Delicately coloured gem" , "Milky-white gemstone with flashes of colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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