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For
Americans,
field
that’s
extremely
hard
(7)
For Americans, field that’s extremely hard (7)
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How the clue works
This is a double definition: For Americans, field refers to a baseball diamond, and that's extremely hard describes the diamond as the hardest natural material. Both halves point to the same word DIAMOND.