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Points to the wood after the fire's gone out (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ashes

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'the fire's gone out' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'points to the wood' is the wordplay.
'points' becomes 'Es' (E is an example).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'the wood' becomes 'ash' (wood from an ash tree).
'es' after 'ash' is 'ASHES'.

'after' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ashes that I've seen before include "Powders remaining after fire" , "Cinders - which were once kept in the 3 20 at 18" , "Residue form fires" , "International competition" , "Embers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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