Semi-wooden court (3)
I believe the answer is:
woo
'court' is the definition.
(both can mean to romance someone)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for woo that I've seen before include "Try to attract" , "Court, romance" , "Try to get the girl?" , "Pay court to" , "Court, seek to marry" .)