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Fir cone producer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conifer

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'fir cone producer' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'fir cone producer' is the wordplay.
'producer' indicates an anagram.
'fir'+'cone'='fircone'
'fircone' anagrammed gives 'CONIFER'.

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(Other definitions for conifer that I've seen before include "In force (anag.)" , "Eg, pine, fir or cypress" , "Fir or pine, for example" , "Tree such as pine, yew etc" , "Type of tree" .)

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