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Light wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balsa

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">light wood</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(balsa is a light wood used in construction)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for balsa that I've seen before include "Wood used in model making" , "Tree yielding light wood" , "Very light timber" , "South American tree" , "Strong lightweight wood" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Guardian, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Star Tribune and The Times.
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