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Graduate pens two articles in plant (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banana

'plant' is the definition.
(banana is a kind of plant)

'graduate pens two articles' is the wordplay.
'two articles' means two substitutions for 'article'.
'graduate' becomes 'ba' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'pens' indicates putting letters inside.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'an'+'an'='anan'
'ba' enclosing 'anan' is 'BANANA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for banana that I've seen before include "Fruit with soft, sweet flesh" , "Fruit led by prohibition" , "Fruit item" , "plant" , "One out of hand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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