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Light wood (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balsa

'light wood' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for balsa that I've seen before include "Wood used in model making" , "Tree yielding light wood" , "Very light timber" , "South American tree" , "Strong lightweight wood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times and The Independent.
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