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Tries cedar to make boards (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

directorates

'boards' is the definition.
(directorate is a kind of board)

'tries cedar to make' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'tries'+'cedar'+'to'='triescedarto'
'triescedarto' is an anagram of 'DIRECTORATES'.

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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