Tree wife left with aunt for chopping (6)
I believe the answer is:
walnut
'tree' is the definition.
(walnut is a kind of tree)
'wife left with aunt for chopping' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'wife' could be 'w' and 'w' is found within the answer.
'left' could be 'al' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'al' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'nut' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for walnut that I've seen before include "Tree with beautiful wood" , "Valuable furniture wood" , "Hard dark-brown wood used furniture" , "that once made a dash?" , "Tree, valuable ornamental wood" .)