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Thwart made of wood, entirely (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forestall

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

'wood entirely' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'forest' ('forest' can be a synonym of 'wood').
'entirely' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'forest'+'all'='FORESTALL'

'made of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for forestall that I've seen before include "Arrive first" , "Hinder by anticipation" , "Obstruct by taking advance action" , "Anticipate" , "Take action before" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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