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Fungus — a lot stood all around (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toadstool

'fungus' is the definition.
(toadstool is a kind of fungus)

'a lot stood all around' is the wordplay.
'all around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'lot'+'stood'='alotstood'
'alotstood' is an anagram of 'TOADSTOOL'.

(Other definitions for toadstool that I've seen before include "Common fungus" , "a potentially toxic development" , "what's poisonous maybe" , "Support for little people" , "Umbrella-shaped cap on a stalk" .)

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