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Main goal: to be relaxed in the shade (8)

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I believe the answer is:

magnolia

'shade' is the definition.
(magnolia is a colour or shade)

'main goal to be relaxed' is the wordplay.
'to be relaxed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'main'+'goal'='maingoal'
'maingoal' anagrammed gives 'MAGNOLIA'.

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for magnolia that I've seen before include "purplish" , "Miss Hawks in Show Boat" , "Mississippi, the ___ State - tree or shrub" , "Fragrant bloom might strangely gain loam" , "Tree with large scented flowers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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