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Hard wood needed for rudder (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

helm

'rudder' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hard wood needed' is the wordplay.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'wood' becomes 'elm' (elm is a type of tree).
'needed' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'h'+'elm'='HELM'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for helm that I've seen before include "Position of steerer" , "Tiller; steer" , "Part of ship" , "Steering gear" , "part of boat near stern" .)

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