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Cut down tree? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bonsai

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This clue could be a double definition.

'cut down' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'tree?' is the second definition.
(I know that bonsai is a type of tree)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bonsai that I've seen before include "Japanese craft of growing dwarf trees" , "Bosnia (anag.)" , "Tiny Japanese tree" , "Dwarf tree cultivation" , "Art of dwarfing trees" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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