Small square tiles used in mosaics (8)

I believe the answer is:

tesserae

(Other definitions for tesserae that I've seen before include "various bits of the picture" , "Mosaic pieces" , "Passwords" , "Tiles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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