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More sex, I'd suspect, leads to cells preventing fluid loss (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exodermis

'cells preventing fluid loss' is the definition.
(layer of cells on a root)

'more sex i'd suspect' is the wordplay.
'suspect' indicates an anagram (a suspicious or unusual spelling).
'more'+'sex'+'id'='moresexid'
'moresexid' anagrammed gives 'EXODERMIS'.

'leads to' is the link.

(Another definition for exodermis that I've seen is " outer layer of root".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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