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Supposed to be a piece of wood out of a tree (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opined

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'supposed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a piece of wood out of a tree' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'piece' could be 'pin' (pin is a kind of piece) and 'pin' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for opined that I've seen before include "Conjectured" , "Gave as view or thought" , "Gave as one's view" , "Supposed" , "Expressed as one's belief" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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