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Type of wood needed to make large bow? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larch

'type of wood' is the definition.
(I know that larch is a type of wood)

'large bow?' is the wordplay.
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'bow?' becomes 'arch' (both can mean to curve).
'l'+'arch'='LARCH'

'needed to make' is the link.

(Other definitions for larch that I've seen before include "Supplier of timber" , "wood" , "Coniferous tree with deciduous bright green needles" , "Deciduous conifer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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