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Wood and metal off the boat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashore

'off the boat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wood and metal' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'ash' (ash is a kind of wood).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'metal' becomes 'ore' (I have seen 'Raw metal ' mean 'ore' so perhaps 'metal' could also mean 'ore').
'ash'+'ore'='ASHORE'

(Other definitions for ashore that I've seen before include "Returned to land" , "Home for the sailor" , "Hoarse (anag)" , "Toward land from the sea" , "Hoarse being no longer at sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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