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Type of humour on The Hill reflects problem in some neck of the woods perhaps

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dry rot

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'problem in some neck of the woods perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'type of humour on the hill reflects' is the wordplay.
'type of humour' becomes 'dry' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'the hill' becomes 'tor' (tor is a kind of hill).
'reflects' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'tor' written backwards gives 'rot'.
'dry'+'rot'='DRY-ROT'

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(Other definitions for dry rot that I've seen before include "Disease of wood not well ventilated" , "Decay of wood poorly ventilated" , "problem with truss?" , "fungal infection" , "Decay of timber caused by fungus" .)

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