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Circle, then clumsily retake, a symbol of England? (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

oak tree

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'a symbol of england?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'circle then clumsily retake' is the wordplay.
'circle' becomes 'O' (O is a circle).
'then' says to put letters next to each other.
'clumsily' is an anagram indicator.
'retake' is an anagram of 'aktree'.
'o'+'aktree'='OAK-TREE'

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(Other definitions for oak tree that I've seen before include "wood source?" , "famous royal hideout" , "Product of acorn" , "Source of acorns" , "Matured acorn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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