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British writer with lines depicting forests etc (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

greenery

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'depicting forests etc' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'british writer with lines' is the wordplay.
'british writer' becomes 'greene' (graham greene. I am not sure about the 'british' bit.).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lines' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'greene'+'ry'='GREENERY'

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(Other definitions for greenery that I've seen before include "Living foliage or vegetation" , "Foliage etc" , "Decorative boughs" , "Leaves etc" , "Leaves, maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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