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Conflict diamonds found in part of hospital (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ward

'part of hospital' is the definition.
(hospitals have wards)

'conflict diamonds' is the wordplay.
'conflict' becomes 'war' (war is a kind of conflict).
'diamonds' becomes 'd' (abbreviation in card games).
'war'+'d'='WARD'

'found in' is the link.

(Other definitions for ward that I've seen before include "Separate room" , "Hospital room; part of borough" , "Hospital room with beds" , "One under the protection of another" , "zone for votes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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