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Ring on bishop, with gemstone, ornamental article (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

objet

'ornamental article' is the definition.
(as in an objet d'art)

'ring on bishop with gemstone' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'gemstone' becomes 'jet' (jet is a type of stone).
'o'+'b'+'jet'='OBJET'

(Other definitions for objet that I've seen before include "An - d'art is an artistic piece" , "item in French" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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