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Like author in Poplar (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspen

'poplar' is the definition.
(aspen is a kind of poplar)

'like author' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'author' becomes 'pen' (to pen something is to author it).
'as'+'pen'='ASPEN'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aspen that I've seen before include "city in Colorado" , "Trembling poplar tree" , "Tree that quivers" , "somewhere in Colorado" , "Growth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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