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Aluminium driver taken below bunker, possibly, or tree (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sandalwood

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'tree' is the definition.
(sandalwood tree is a kind of tree)

'aluminium driver' is the wordplay.
'aluminium' becomes 'sandal' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'driver' becomes 'wood' (wood is a type of driver - type of golf club).
'sandal'+'wood'='SANDALWOOD'

'taken below bunker possibly or' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for sandalwood that I've seen before include "Oil producer" , "Sweet-scented timber" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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