A tree that grows on mud-flats (8)

I believe the answer is:

mangrove

(Other definitions for mangrove that I've seen before include "Strange tree of tropical swamps is a veg, Norma" , "Shrub" , "that grows in swamps" , "Plant growing in swamps" , "Tree of coastal swamps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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