Crossword Genius

Leaves novelist on track (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

greenery

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

'novelist on track' is the wordplay.
'novelist' becomes 'greene' (Graham Greene).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'track' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'greene'+'ry'='GREENERY'

(Other definitions for greenery that I've seen before include "Trees" , "Leaves etc" , "fresh leaves on the tree" , "Leaves, maybe" , "Decorative boughs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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