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Sculpt a slab of wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balsa

'wood' is the definition.
(type of wood)

'sculpt a slab' is the wordplay.
'sculpt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'slab'='aslab'
'aslab' with letters rearranged gives 'BALSA'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for balsa that I've seen before include "Very light wood in a slab" , "Wood used in model making" , "Lightweight timber" , "Strong lightweight wood" , "Wood used by model makers" .)

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