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Mortise and _____ (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenon

(Other definitions for tenon that I've seen before include "Part of woodworking joint" , "Join" , "joiner" , "One projecting" , "Shaped end of piece of wood for slotting into a hole." .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.
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