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Tedious nonsense making trouble for Pinewood? (3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dry-rot

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'trouble for pinewood?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'tedious nonsense' is the wordplay.
'tedious' becomes 'dry' (I've seen this in other clues).
'nonsense' becomes 'rot' (rot can mean nonsense or rubbish).
'dry'+'rot'='DRY-ROT'

'making' is the link.

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(Another definition for dry-rot that I've seen is " Decay of timber".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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