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Feel a palm could be used as a national symbol (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mapleleaf

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'as a national symbol' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'feel a palm could be' is the wordplay.
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'feel'+'a'+'palm'='feelapalm'
'feelapalm' anagrammed gives 'MAPLELEAF'.

'used' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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