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Creeps pollarded growths around garden (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edges

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'creeps' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for edges that I've seen before include "Fringes" , "Outer limits" , "Margins" , "Slowly moves" , "They're used for cutting" .)

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