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Good to wander in small wooded area (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grove

'small wooded area' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'good to wander' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'to wander' becomes 'rove' ('rove' can be a synonym of 'wander').
'g'+'rove'='GROVE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for grove that I've seen before include "Writer on music" , "Small woodland" , "Small growth of trees" , "Small wood or avenue of trees" , "Dictionary-maker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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