The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ASPEN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ASPEN
- Anglo-Saxon writer in Colorado resort
- When to fence in tree
- Tree a waste, cut
- . First class get special enclosure in US ski resort
- A special apple finally grafted onto new tree
- A writer describing small ski resort
- Snake Eve noted initially in tree
- Snap elastic getting in close for knee trembler
- … and another, regularly seen in tree
- Type of popular non-U winter resort
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The straight part
We know that "winter resort" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case winter resort = aspen.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 ASPEN mean?
ASPEN adjective- Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
- Tremulous, trembling.
- Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
- The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
- The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.