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Brush-making plant (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrub

'plant' is the definition.
(shrub is a kind of plant)

'brush-making' is the wordplay.
'making' is an anagram indicator.
'brush' with letters rearranged gives 'SHRUB'.

(Other definitions for shrub that I've seen before include "Drink of rum, fruit juice and spices" , "Woody plant, bush" , "Brush? (anagr.)" , "Woody plant smaller than a tree" , "Perhaps Heather" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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