Cryptic crossword clue
Having grown, wood’s first to be cut down 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAXED

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The straight part
We know that "Having grown" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case having grown = waxed.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WAXED mean?

WAXED verb
  1. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
  2. To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
  3. To defeat utterly.
  4. To kill, especially to murder a person.
  5. (usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.
WAXED verb
  1. To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
  2. To grow.
  3. (of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
  4. (of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.
WAXED adjective
  1. Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.

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