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a good deal may come from it (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

timberyard

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'a good' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'deal may come from it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'deal' could be 'timber' (I've seen this before) and 'timber' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'yard' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for timberyard that I've seen is " supplier of building materials".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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