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Elaborate rhinestone not so natural (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inherent

'natural' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'elaborate rhinestone not so' is the wordplay.
'elaborate' indicates an anagram (an elaborate version of the letters).
'not' is a deletion indicator.
'rhinestone' with 'so' removed is 'rhinetne'.
'rhinetne' anagrammed gives 'INHERENT'.

(Other definitions for inherent that I've seen before include "Necessary as a part" , "Innate, natural" , "essential" , "Built-in, integral" , "Existing permanently in something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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