Discomfit seaman Wood (5)

(Source: London Evening Standard)

General meaning ⇒ "Discomfit"

"seaman" ⇒ e.g. the Royal Navy rank "Able Seaman" ⇒ abbreviated "ab"

"Wood" ⇒ a type of tree? ⇒ e.g. "ash"

Answer ⇒ abash