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Unusual reproduction of Stonehenge reassembled in European capital (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parthenogenesis

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'unusual reproduction' is the definition.
'parthenogenesis' can be an answer for 'reproduction' (parthenogenesis is a kind of reproduction). I'm unsure of the 'unusual' bit.

'stonehenge reassembled in european capital' is the wordplay.
'reassembled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'european capital' becomes 'paris' (capital of France).
'stonehenge' anagrammed gives 'thenogenes'.
'thenogenes' going within 'paris' is 'PARTHENOGENESIS'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for parthenogenesis that I've seen before include "virgin birth" , "Way of making young" , "Means to reproduce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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