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Bottom of plant getting in rake's way (5)

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I believe the answer is:

route

'way' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bottom of plant getting in rake's' is the wordplay.
'bottom of' suggests the final letters.
'getting in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rake' becomes 'roue' ('roue' can be a synonym of 'rake').
The final letter of 'plant' is 't'.
't' going inside 'roue' is 'ROUTE'.

(Other definitions for route that I've seen before include "Way, line" , "Direction of travel" , "Course followed" , "Way travelled" , "track" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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