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Chief is behind gathering wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beech

'wood' is the definition.
(beech is a kind of wood)

'chief is behind gathering' is the wordplay.
'chief' becomes 'ch' (abbreviation).
'is behind' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'gathering' becomes 'bee' (bee is a kind of gathering).
'ch' put after 'bee' is 'BEECH'.

(Other definitions for beech that I've seen before include "Tree variety" , "Deciduous tree with smooth grey bark" , "Tree (with green or copper leaves)" , "Tree of Fagus genus" , "Tree with bitter 'nuts'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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