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Stone from blast area all over the place (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alabaster

'stone' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'blast area all over the place' is the wordplay.
'all over the place' indicates an anagram.
'blast'+'area'='blastarea'
'blastarea' anagrammed gives 'ALABASTER'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for alabaster that I've seen before include "Stab a real odd white mineral" , "Translucent white gypsum as found carved into ornaments" , "Material for sculpting" , "that's smooth and white" , "Carved form of gypsum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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