Tough as ___ (5)

I believe the answer is:

nails

(Other definitions for nails that I've seen before include "Fixing pins" , "Horny plates of the digits" , "Part of body; hard as them" , "Metal spikes" , "Tacks - arrests" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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