Pale wood (3)
I believe the answer is:
ash
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pale wood</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ash that I've seen before include "-- Wednesday" , "Wooden" , "Remains of conflagration" , "What's left of the fire" , "End of fire" .)