The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BLUESTONE
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The straight part
We know that "Building material" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case building material = bluestone.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BLUESTONE mean?
BLUESTONE noun- Any of several bluish grey varieties of stone used for construction:
- Either of two related copper- and sulfur-based bright blue stones:
- Lapis lazuli, or its core constituent, lazurite.