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A vine turned green (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

naive

'green' is the definition.
(green can mean naive or innocent)

'a vine turned' is the wordplay.
'turned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'vine'='avine'
'avine' with letters rearranged gives 'NAIVE'.

(Other definitions for naive that I've seen before include "Gullible, too trusting" , "Without worldly wisdom" , "Jejune" , "Inexperienced or gullible" , "Lacking guile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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