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I will get pine timber - it couldn't be better (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ideal

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'it couldn't be better' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'i will get pine' is the wordplay.
'will get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pine' becomes 'deal' (deal can mean wood as a building material).
'i'+'deal'='IDEAL'

'timber' acts as a link.
This may not be right. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for ideal that I've seen before include "Ailed (anag)" , "Perfect but not likely to become a reality" , "In her dreams" , "Benchmark" , "Perfect for the purpose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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