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Chap fencing in quiet wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maple

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

'chap fencing in quiet' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'male' (chap can mean a man).
'fencing' is an insertion indicator (to fence can mean to contain or put a limit round).
'in quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'male' enclosing 'p' is 'MAPLE'.

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(Other definitions for maple that I've seen before include "Tree with syrupy sap" , "Tree of Acer genus" , "Emblematic tree of Canada" , "Tree of the sycamore family" , "Source of syrup" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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