Modelling wood (5)

I believe the answer is:

balsa

(Other definitions for balsa that I've seen before include "Something light" , "lightweight boat-builder" , "Very light timber" , "Tropical American tree" , "Central American forest tree used to make floats, rafts, models etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and the Evening Standard.

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