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Area yielded plant of the aloe family (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agave

'plant of the aloe family' is the definition.
(agave is an aloe plant)

'area yielded' is the wordplay.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'yielded' becomes 'gave' ('give' can be a synonym of 'yield').
'a'+'gave'='AGAVE'

(Other definitions for agave that I've seen before include "plant in Mexico" , "Plant, source of sisal" , "Succulent plant" , "Tropical plant" , "native growing up in tropical America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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