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Stone got in your way at morning ramble’s end (8)

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I believe the answer is:

amethyst

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

'your way at morning ramble's end' is the wordplay.
'your' becomes 'thy' ('thy' historically meant 'your').
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'at' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'morning' becomes 'am' (as in st:00 AM).
'end' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'ramble' is 'e'.
'thy'+'st'='thyst'
'am'+'e'='ame'
'thyst' put after 'ame' is 'AMETHYST'.

'got in' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for amethyst that I've seen before include "February gemstone" , "Transparent bluish quartz" , "Violet-coloured stone" , "Purple gem" , "Purplish gemstone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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