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Ground elder on a shrub (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oleander

'shrub' is the definition.
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'ground elder on a' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates anagramming the letters (grind the letters ).
'elder'+'on'+'a'='elderona'
'elderona' anagrammed gives 'OLEANDER'.

(Other definitions for oleander that I've seen before include "Poisonous evergreen shrub with white, pink or red flowers" , "'Adorn eel, badly, with this shrub (8)'" , "Evergreen flowering shrub from olden era" , "Flowering plant" , "Flowering shrub from olden era, oddly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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