Clipping mask/white stripes

Ok i find it best to explain/ask in the form an example.
First i use a clipping mask to make a diamond/shape.(like below)
Then to add some depth i use the same basic shape filled with a gradient/shadow. I use the align tools to make them perfectly fit above each other.
But heres the problem, As you can see in the final one on the right it leaves little white stripes.Does anyone see what i am doing wrong to get this? or how i can approach it differently to not get this.

simsallabim,
You may avoid the issue by doing everything in one step using an Opacity Mask.
If you create the clipping shape with a black/grey/white fill and no stroke, you may just:
In the Transparency palette flyout click Make New Mask with Clip ticked and Invert Mask ticked or unticked, depending on how you are using the colour range of the clipping shape to define the recolouring of the underlying object.

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