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Box fastener in wood (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chestnut

'wood' is the definition.
(I know that chestnut is a type of wood)

'box fastener' is the wordplay.
'box' becomes 'chest' (chest is a kind of box).
'fastener' becomes 'nut' (a nut fastens things).
'chest'+'nut'='CHESTNUT'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chestnut that I've seen before include "''Underneath the spreading . . . . . . . . tree''" , "Old story" , "Conker tree - 11 of 10" , "Hunt sect behind a big tree" , "Golden-brown or reddish-brown horse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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