Sturdy metal (5)

I believe the answer is:

steel

(Other definitions for steel that I've seen before include "Hard, strong, grey alloy" , "Mixture of carbon and iron" , "Iron/carbon alloy" , "Structural metal alloy" , "Strength, determination" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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