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Working cemetery's last cross in stone (4)

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I believe the answer is:

onyx

'stone' is the definition.
(type of gemstone)

'working cemetery's last cross' is the wordplay.
'working' becomes 'on' (e.g. a machine is working or on).
'last' says to take the final letters.
'cross' becomes 'x' (X is cross-shaped).
The last letter of 'cemetery' is 'y'.
'on'+'y'+'x'='ONYX'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for onyx that I've seen before include "Striped agate" , "Stone-like marble with different colours in layers" , "Variety of agate used for making cameos" , "Variety of agate, used as a gemstone" , "Smooth stone with bands of colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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