Building journalist provided rocks (7)

I believe the answer is:

edifice

'building' is the definition.
('edifice' can be a synonym of 'building')

'journalist provided rocks' is the wordplay.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'provided' becomes 'if'.
'rocks' becomes 'ice' (I've seen this before).
'ed'+'if'+'ice'='EDIFICE'

(Other definitions for edifice that I've seen before include "Large structure" , "impressive pile!" , "Grand building" , "Monument" , "Fine building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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