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Mist over large tree (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hazel

'tree' is the definition.
(hazel tree is a kind of tree)

'mist over large' is the wordplay.
'mist' becomes 'haze' (I've seen this before).
'over' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'large' becomes 'l'.
'haze'+'l'='HAZEL'

(Other definitions for hazel that I've seen before include "Filbert" , "Tree - greenish-brown" , "Catkin-bearing tree" , "Tree; girl's name" , "Nut tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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