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Wood from shore area we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beech

'wood' is the definition.
(beech is a kind of wood)

'shore area we hear' is the wordplay.
'shore area' becomes 'beach' (I've seen this before).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'beach' sounds like 'BEECH'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for beech that I've seen before include "Tree variety" , "Timber tree" , "Common forest tree" , "It has branches" , "Copper or silver tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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