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Pinch wife in wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tweak

'pinch' is the definition.
('tweak' can be a synonym of 'pinch')

'wife in wood' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'wood' becomes 'teak' (teak is a kind of wood).
'w' put into 'teak' is 'TWEAK'.

(Other definitions for tweak that I've seen before include "Squeeze with the fingers" , "Slightly alter" , "Pull and twist" , "Twist; adjust finely" , "[TUG]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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