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Tile from the D'Urbeville period (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tessera

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'tile' is the definition.
(I know that tessera is a type of tile)

'd'urbeville period' is the wordplay.
'd'urbeville' becomes 'tess' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'period' becomes 'era' (era is a kind of period).
'tess'+'era'='TESSERA'

'from the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tessera that I've seen before include "Die" , "Small mosaic piece" , "small bit of artwork" , "Bit of design" , "part of a mosaic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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