A tree (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a tree</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(elder is a kind of tree)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for elder that I've seen before include "Official of some Churches, or senior statesman" , "Character of church" , "Church leader; tree" , "Small tree with purple berries" , "First-born" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a tree</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that beech is a type of tree)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for beech that I've seen before include "Nut-bearing tree" , "Timber tree" , "Copper or silver tree" , "for mast?" , "Common deciduous tree" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a tree</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(maple is a kind of tree)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for maple that I've seen before include "Tree yielding syrup" , "Tree of the sycamore family" , "Emblematic tree of Canada" , "Tree; sauce" , "Ample (anag.)" .)