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Pale yew, so good now and again as boarding material (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plywood

'boarding material' is the definition.
(material used as boarding)

'pale yew so good now and again' is the wordplay.
'now and again' indicates alternate letters (letters taken on a regular basis).
'pale'+'yew'+'so'+'good'='paleyewsogood'
The alternating letters of 'paleyewsogood' are 'PLYWOOD'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for plywood that I've seen before include "Strong laminated board" , "Board made of several thin layers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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