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Put in a piece of cheap plywood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apply

'put in' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a piece of cheap plywood' is the wordplay.
'a piece of' indicates a hidden word.
'APPLY' is hidden within 'cheap plywood'.

(Other definitions for apply that I've seen before include "Ask for, a position perhaps" , "Put (eg, paint) on" , "concentrate" , "describing the cooker?" , "Put to use" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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