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Age of exotic tree, tiny (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eternity

'age' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'exotic tree tiny' is the wordplay.
'exotic' indicates anagramming the letters (an unusual form of the letters).
'tree'+'tiny'='treetiny'
'treetiny' is an anagram of 'ETERNITY'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eternity that I've seen before include "Forever and ever" , "destination of film?" , "Type of ring" , "timelessness" , "the poet palmed in an hour?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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