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Pieces of wood carving by Basil? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bails

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'pieces of wood carving' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'basil?' is the wordplay.
'basil' anagrams to 'BAILS'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'by' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bails that I've seen before include "Scoops water from boat" , "Part of wicket" , "Wicket crosspieces" .)

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