Long piece of wood (4)

I think it could be either:

beam

pole

(Other definitions for beam that I've seen before include "Smile, transmit (radio signal)" , "Smile brightly - supporting timber" , "Horizontal structural member" , "Ship's width; ray" , "Smile widely; ray" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.

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