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A lot of green present wrapping appropriate (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

herbage

'a lot of green' is the definition.
(selection of herby plants)

'present wrapping appropriate' is the wordplay.
'present' becomes 'here' (similar in meaning).
'wrapping' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'appropriate' becomes 'bag' (I've seen this in other clues).
'here' going around 'bag' is 'HERBAGE'.

(Other definitions for herbage that I've seen before include "Plant life" , "Vegetation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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