Cryptic crossword clue
Element found in brown powder after carbon’s been extracted 8

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

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What does TANTALUM mean?

TANTALUM noun
  1. A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.

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