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Last bit of tiring ramble in wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grove

'wood' is the definition.
(grove is a kind of wood)

'last bit of tiring ramble' is the wordplay.
'last bit of' suggests the final letters.
'ramble' becomes 'rove' ('rove' can be a synonym of 'ramble').
The last letter of 'tiring' is 'g'.
'g'+'rove'='GROVE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for grove that I've seen before include "Hurst" , "Writer on music" , "small plantation" , "Orchard" , "Small wooded area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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