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Model material (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balsa

'model material' 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 "Very light wood in a slab" , "Central American forest tree used to make floats, rafts, models etc" , "wood for raft" , "Lightweight timber" , "lightweight boat-builder" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the LA Times, the Penny Press and The Wall Street Journal.
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