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Growing grain is tricky (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raising

'growing' is the definition.
('raise' can be a synonym of 'grow')

'grain is tricky' is the wordplay.
'tricky' indicates anagramming the letters.
'grain'+'is'='grainis'
'grainis' with letters rearranged gives 'RAISING'.

(Other definitions for raising that I've seen before include "Promoting (in rank)" , "Growing" , "Bringing up" , "Elevating" , "Lifting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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