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Clearly evident insect inside weed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plantain

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

'clearly evident insect inside' is the wordplay.
'clearly' becomes 'plain' (synonyms).
'evident insect' becomes 'ant' (ant is a kind of insect. I am not sure about the 'evident' bit.).
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'plain' enclosing 'ant' is 'PLANTAIN'.

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(Other definitions for plantain that I've seen before include "Large banana - weed" , "Sort of banana" , "Green-skinned banana" , "Low-growing plant; type of banana" , "Pal at inn (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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