Beach plant? (4)

I believe the answer is:

palm

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'beach plant?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for palm that I've seen before include "that's inspected by a fortune-teller" , "Obscure" , "Conceal magician" , "Conceal in the hand" , "Tropical tree or part of hand" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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