The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WOLFRAM
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result WOLFRAM
- Metal bolt and stuff
- Force on bolt, greyish-white metal
- Something elemental that brings two animals together
- Heavy metal stuff’s beneath womaniser
- Animals in 15
- Two beasts that may get hot in the light
- Animalsmaking heavy metal
- Predatory animal and potential victim in metal
- New law from producing metal
- Metal spring recoils with force
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The straight part
We know that "Elementary sort" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case elementary sort = wolfram.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WOLFRAM mean?
WOLFRAM noun- Wolframite
- Tungsten