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Do you long for such furniture? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pine

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'do' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for pine that I've seen before include "Evergreen conifer" , "A tree to grieve for" , "type of wood" , "Tree, waste away" , "Conifer grown for wood" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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