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Measure very heavy metal ring (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

environ

'ring' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'measure very heavy metal' is the wordplay.
'measure' becomes 'en' (typographical measure).
'very' becomes 'v' (abbreviation).
'heavy metal' becomes 'iron' (I've seen this before).
'en'+'v'+'iron'='ENVIRON'

(Another definition for environ that I've seen is " Ring".)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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