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Axed-tree remnant (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stump

(Other definitions for stump that I've seen before include "Remains of tree - puzzle" , "What's left after cutting" , "Cricket stick" , "Tree remnant; baffle" , "an axeman would leave behind" .)

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