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Leaves fellow changing oil to get on (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foliage

'leaves' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fellow changing oil to get on' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'changing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to get on' becomes 'age' ('age' can be a synonym of 'get on').
'oil' with letters rearranged gives 'oli'.
'f'+'oli'+'age'='FOLIAGE'

(Other definitions for foliage that I've seen before include "Mass of leaves" , "Leaves of tree or plant" , "Green leaves" , "Plant leaves collectively" , "(Decorative) leaves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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