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Mother-of-pearl (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nacre

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">mother-of-pearl</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for nacre that I've seen before include "inside of shell" , "Constituent of inlay furniture" , "valuable material" , "Pearl's mum" , "Mother of pearl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Guardian, The Mirror, The New York Times, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times and The Independent.
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