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They may measure a diamond ring as it's reset (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grains

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'they may measure a diamond' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'ring as it's reset' is the wordplay.
'it's reset' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ring'+'as'='ringas'
'ringas' anagrammed gives 'GRAINS'.

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(Other definitions for grains that I've seen before include "Granular particles" , "Seeds" , "Tiny pieces of wheat or sand" , "Particles of sand" , "'Granules, kernels (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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