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Birch relative (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alder

'birch relative' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for alder that I've seen before include "Birch relative" , "Tree with toothed leaves and cone-like fruits" , "Forward movement" , "Tree with catkins" , "Tree akin to the birch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the LA Times, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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