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Mike cored apple in wood (5)

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maple

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'wood' is the definition.
(I know that maple is a type of wood)

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(Other definitions for maple that I've seen before include "Tree; sugar from it" , "plant" , "Leaves on this" , "Syrup-yielding tree" , "Type of syrup" .)

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