The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ROSEWOOD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ROSEWOOD
- Tree climbed next to golf club
- Timber pole in which to stitch rings
- Cabinet material perhaps found in wine club
- Forest member in promoted club
- Wine club provides material for cabinet, perhaps
- No wonder decor was regularly constructed with this?
- Furniture made of this revolted conductor
- Carpenter’s requirement is opening up, going over assorted woes
- Timber grew over court and died
- Material for violins, etc revolted conductor
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The straight part
We know that "Material for violins, etc" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case material for violins, etc = rosewood.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 ROSEWOOD mean?
ROSEWOOD noun- The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
- Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
- The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.
- Wood and plant of Pterocarpus spp., for example African rosewood or mukula or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus, syn. Pterocarpus santalinus).