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Chemical made from trees (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ester

'chemical' is the definition.
(I know that ester is a type of organic compound)

'from trees' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'trees' is an anagram of 'ESTER'.

'made' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ester that I've seen before include "Compound formed from acid and alcohol" , "Reset (anag.)" , "Organic compound, rhymes with court joker" , "Organic chemical compound" , "Fat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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