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Both sides needing feet pruned on my shrub (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

myrtle

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'shrub' is the definition.
(I know that myrtle is a shrub)

'both sides needing feet pruned on my' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'my' is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for myrtle that I've seen before include "Evergreen shrub - try elm (anag)" , "Shrub with purple-black oval berries" , "Girl" , "Termly (anag.)" , "Plant with aromatic blue-black berries" .)

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