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It grows in the street (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

tree

tori

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'in the street' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'it grows' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'grows' becomes 'ori' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
't'+'ori'='TORI'

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(Other definitions for tori that I've seen before include "rings" , "Large mouldings on columns" , "doughnuts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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