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People importing pine possessions (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belongings

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'possessions' is the definition.
(belonging is a kind of possession)

'people importing pine' is the wordplay.
'people' becomes 'beings' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'importing' is an insertion indicator.
'pine' becomes 'long' (to pine for something is to long for it).
'beings' placed around 'long' is 'BELONGINGS'.

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(Other definitions for belongings that I've seen before include "Personal effects" , "property" , "stuff" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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