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Courage to get second tree (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spine

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'courage' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'second tree' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'second' could be 's' (common abbreviation) and 's' is found within the answer.
'tree' could be 'pine' (pine tree is a kind of tree) and 'pine' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for spine that I've seen before include "Part of a book" , "Series of vertebrae" , "Vertebral column" , "Vertebrae, complete" , "Thorn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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