Timber and crude metal on the beach (6)
I believe the answer is:
ashore
'on the beach' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'timber and crude metal' is the wordplay.
'timber' becomes 'ash' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'crude metal' becomes 'ore' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ash'+'ore'='ASHORE'
(Other definitions for ashore that I've seen before include "Aground" , "Home for the sailor" , "Going on land from sea" , "Beached" , "Toward land from the sea" .)