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Anything but scruffy wood? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

spruce

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'wood?' is the definition.
(I know that spruce is a type of wood)

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(Other definitions for spruce that I've seen before include "ornamental tree" , "Natty as a tree" , "tree with needle-like leaves" , "thing for fairy to be on top of?" , "One [TYPE OF TREE]" .)

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