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Deciduous tree recently afflicted by dieback disease (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ash

(Other definitions for ash that I've seen before include ". . . . [FOREST] One of which" , "Variety of tree" , "Burnt material; tree" , "Silvery grey" , "Timber tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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