Apartment block in Rome wanting tip from scrap plant (5)

I believe the answer is:

inula

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'plant' is the definition.
(inula is a kind of plant)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for inula that I've seen is " Plant".)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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