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Yellow aggregate containing clay and hematite primarily (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ochre

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'yellow' is the definition.
(ochre is a kind of yellow)

'aggregate containing clay and hematite primarily' is the wordplay.
'aggregate' becomes 'ore' (I've seen this before).
'containing' indicates putting letters inside.
'clay' becomes 'c' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'primarily' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'hematite' is 'h'.
'c'+'h'='ch'
'ore' going around 'ch' is 'OCHRE'.

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(Other definitions for ochre that I've seen before include "Orange" , "Mineral pigment; chore (anag.)" , "natural colouring" , "Chore using pale brownish colour (5)" , "Pigment made from clay and iron oxide" .)

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