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Hedging shrub I check thoroughly after pruner has cut middle (6)

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privet

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(Other definitions for privet that I've seen before include "Half evergreen European shrub of the olive family" , "Garden hedge plant" , "Bushy evergreen shrub used for hedges" , "Hedging shrub" , "Let the vet rip up the hedge" .)

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