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Long peg is about right for bit of wood (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pine tree

'bit of wood' is the definition.
(type of tree)

'long peg is about right' is the wordplay.
'long' becomes 'pine' (to pine for someone is to long for them).
'peg' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of peg).
'is about' is an insertion indicator.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'tee' going around 'r' is 'tree'.
'pine'+'tree'='PINE-TREE'

'for' is the link.

(Another definition for pine tree that I've seen is " Evergreen conifer".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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