Green-leafed pepper, a mild stimulant (5)

I believe the answer is:

betel

(Other definitions for betel that I've seen before include "leaves to chew" , "Something stimulating" , "Asian feather palm" , "stimulatingly chewed in Asia" , "Plant leaf chewed in the East" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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