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Hermitage made from wood and stuff (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashram

'hermitage' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Indian hermitage ' mean 'ashram' so perhaps 'hermitage' could also mean 'ashram')

'wood and stuff' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'ash' (I've seen this before).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stuff' becomes 'ram' (ramming is a kind of stuffing**).
'ash'+'ram'='ASHRAM'

'made from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ashram that I've seen before include "Hindu place of religious learning located in a marsh" , "Hindu hermitage" , "holy man's retreat" , "Indian hermitage" , "Indian religious retreat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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