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One may be suited by this second short journey through wood (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinstripe

'one may be suited by this' is the definition.

'second short journey through wood' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'short journey' becomes 'trip' (I've seen this before).
'through' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters go through the word).
'wood' becomes 'pine' (pine is a kind of wood).
's'+'trip'='strip'
'strip' going inside 'pine' is 'PINSTRIPE'.

(Other definitions for pinstripe that I've seen before include "Fabric - insert pip (anag)" , "material" , "Cloth for making suits" , "business suit" , "maybe a suit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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