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Crane made of mother-of-pearl (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nacre

'mother-of-pearl' is the definition.
('nacre' can be a synonym of 'mother-of-pearl')

'crane made' is the wordplay.
'made' is an anagram indicator.
'crane' with letters rearranged gives 'NACRE'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for nacre that I've seen before include "Mother of pearl" , "Mother-of-pearl from shellfish" , "Mother-of-pearl - crane (anag)" , "valuable material" , "Constituent of inlay furniture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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