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Stone taken from ring given to friend

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opal

'stone' is the definition.
(gemstone)

'ring given to friend' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'given to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'o'+'pal'='OPAL'

'taken from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for opal that I've seen before include "Milky-white gemstone with flashes of colour" , "Glassy gemstone" , "Mineral used as a gemstone, of hydrated silica" , "often semi-transparent" , "Birthstone for October" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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