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Growing feature of avenue? Earth perhaps and endless grass (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plane tree

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'growing feature of avenue? earth perhaps and endless grass' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'earth perhaps and endless grass' is the wordplay.
'earth perhaps' becomes 'planet' (Earth is an example).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'grass' becomes 'reed' (type of grass plant).
'reed' with its final letter removed is 'ree'.
'planet'+'ree'='PLANE-TREE'

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(Other definitions for plane tree that I've seen before include "Common city plant" , "maple" , "growth" , "It sheds its bark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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