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Stone in blast area shattered (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alabaster

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

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

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for alabaster that I've seen before include "Blast area for white mineral" , "that's smooth and white" , "medium of sculpture" , "statue material" , "White gypsum used for carving" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.
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