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Tabled item is linked to western corporation in outskirts of Bath (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bismuth

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'corporation in outskirts of bath' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'tabled item is linked to western' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'is' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for bismuth that I've seen before include "Chemical element" , "Metallic element" , "Brittle metal, symbol Bi" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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