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Coming over, go into wood for plant (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

myrtle

'plant' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

'coming over go into wood' is the wordplay.
'coming over' is a reversal indicator.
'go' becomes 'try' (I've seen this before).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'wood' becomes 'elm' (elm is a kind of wood).
'try' put inside 'elm' is 'eltrym'.
'eltrym' back-to-front is 'MYRTLE'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for myrtle that I've seen before include "Eugenia perhaps" , "Shrub with purple-black oval berries" , "Evergreen shrub with pink or white flowers and dark berries" , "Fragrant evergreen shrub" , "Plant with aromatic blue-black berries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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