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Near-black wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ebony

(Other definitions for ebony that I've seen before include "Very dark brown" , "Tree having black wood" , "Hard dark-coloured wood" , "'Hard, dark wood (5)'" , "hard stuff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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