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Unbackable interment in flash tombstone (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monument

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'tombstone' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'unbackable interment in flash' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'flash' could be 'mo' (both mean a very short period of time) and 'mo' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for monument that I've seen before include "Lasting record" , "London tube station" , "Commemorative structure" , "Commemorative column etc" , "Memorial structure" .)

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