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For example, Laurel getting into another nice mess! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

instance

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'for example laurel' is the definition.
(I know that laurel is a type of angiospermous tree)

'getting into another nice mess' is the wordplay.
'getting into' is an insertion indicator.
'another' is an anagram indicator.
'mess' becomes 'stan' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'nice' is an anagram of 'ince'.
'ince' placed around 'stan' is 'INSTANCE'.

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(Other definitions for instance that I've seen before include "A case or example of something" , "Particular case; cite" , "An insect (anag.)" , "Particular example" , "'Example, illustration (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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