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Hur changing the point producing leafstalk (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rhubarb

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'leafstalk' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'hur changing the point' is the wordplay.
'changing' is an anagram indicator.
'the point' becomes 'barb' (barb is a kind of point).
'hur' with letters rearranged gives 'rhu'.
'rhu'+'barb'='RHUBARB'

'producing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rhubarb that I've seen before include "Reddish root, fruit when cooked" , "Sour sticks eaten as fruit after cooking" , "Plant stem used as fruit" , "Reddish leafstalks cooked and sweetened" , "Garden plant with reddish, edible stalks" .)

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