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The flat stones shone weirdly! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hones

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'the flat stones' is the definition.
'hones' can be an answer for 'stones' (hone is a kind of stone). I am not certain of the 'the flat' bit.

'shone weirdly' is the wordplay.
'weirdly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'shone' anagrammed gives 'HONES'.

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(Other definitions for hones that I've seen before include "Sharpens, like knife on stone" , "Perfects, sharpens" , "Sharpens as on whetstone" , "gets sharp" , "Sharpens on strap, say razor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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