Wood and minerals wrapped in newspaper (6)
I believe the answer is:
forest
'wood' is the definition.
('forest' can be a synonym of 'wood')
'minerals wrapped in newspaper' is the wordplay.
'minerals' becomes 'ores' (ore is a kind of mineral).
'wrapped in' indicates putting letters inside.
'newspaper' becomes 'ft'.
'ores' going inside 'ft' is 'FOREST'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for forest that I've seen before include "Wooded region" , "Thief (rhyming slang)" , "eg Sherwood" , "Large densely wooded area" , "Large area of trees and undergrowth" .)