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Move around awkwardly in wood (6)

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I believe the answer is:

lumber

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'wood' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'move around awkwardly in' is the wordplay.
'move' becomes 'fly' (flying is a kind of moving).
'around' indicates the central letters.
'awkwardly in' becomes 'umber' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The middle letter of 'fly' is 'l'.
'l'+'umber'='LUMBER'

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(Other definitions for lumber that I've seen before include "Burden with an unwanted task" , "Sawn wood - be a burden to" , "Jumble" , "Move clumsily - Jack's wood?" , "Wood for building - saddle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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