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Tribal rag turns out to be rock (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gibraltar

'be rock' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tribal rag turns out' is the wordplay.
'turns out' indicates an anagram.
'tribal'+'rag'='tribalrag'
'tribalrag' is an anagram of 'GIBRALTAR'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gibraltar that I've seen before include "British overseas territory" , "UK territory" , "Fortified rock-headland at southern tip of Spain" , "British dependency" , "Colony on rock" .)

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