Near Plymouth, it's the place to season timber (7)

I believe the answer is:

saltash

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'near plymouth it's the place' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'season timber' is the wordplay.
'season' becomes 'salt' (salting is a kind of seasoning).
'timber' becomes 'ash' (I've seen this before).
'salt'+'ash'='SALTASH'

'to' acts as a link.

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