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It gets down to sorting the list (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thistle

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'it gets down' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'sorting the list' is the wordplay.
'sorting' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'list'='thelist'
'thelist' anagrammed gives 'THISTLE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for thistle that I've seen before include "The Scottish weed?" , "Scotland's flower" , "symbol of Scotland" , "Lithest kind of prickly plant" , "Prickly weed" .)

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