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Wood used in some surfboards (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balsa

(Other definitions for balsa that I've seen before include "Wood used by model makers" , "Tree yielding light wood" , "Model makers use it" , "Very lightweight wood from tropical tree" , "Wood used in model making" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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