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Green plan for community (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ecosystem

'for community' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'green plan' is the wordplay.
'green' becomes 'eco' (abbreviation for ecological).
'plan' becomes 'system' (system is a kind of plan).
'eco'+'system'='ECOSYSTEM'

(Other definitions for ecosystem that I've seen before include "Community of organisms and their environment" , "orderly collection of organisms" , "Biological community with its environment" , "The interaction of a group of organisms with their physical environment" , "integrated community" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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