I have a wooden coat, a dark heart of graphite, and a pink hat to wipe away my mistakes when I work on student homework. What am I?
A pencil
The wooden coat refers to the outer wooden casing of a standard pencil, while its dark heart is the graphite core inside. The pink hat represents the rubber eraser at the top, which is used to wipe away errors made while completing student homework.
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