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Lightweight timber (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

balsa

scrub

(Other definitions for scrub that I've seen before include "insignificant type" , "Curbs (anag.)" , "Do away with" , "Clean thoroughly - cancel" , "Clean by rubbing really hard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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