A nut in a rope canoe (5)

I believe the answer is:

pecan

'a nut' is the definition.
(type of nut)

'in a rope canoe' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'PECAN' is hidden in the letters of 'rope canoe'.

(Other definitions for pecan that I've seen before include "Nut with sweet oily kernel" , "Walnut-like nut" , "Nut of American hickory tree" , "Species of hickory - edible nut" , "Nut tree of the southern United States and Mexico" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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