Deposit with valuable mineral (3)

I believe the answer is:

ore

(Other definitions for ore that I've seen before include "Valuable resource" , "14 [CURRENCY UNIT]" , "Metal-bearing rock or mineral" , "Mineral deposit" , "Mineral aggregate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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