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A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
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An earth material with ductile qualities.
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A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
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The French Open is played on clay.
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The material of the human body.
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A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
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A clay pipe for smoking tobacco.
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A clay pigeon.
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We went shooting clays at the weekend.
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Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims
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Danzig is rightfully German clay.