Cryptic crossword clue
Clay: it replaces bit of rock in the soil of Brittany 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LATERITE

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What does LATERITE mean?

LATERITE noun
  1. A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

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