Move mules -- both stripped part of plant (5)

I believe the answer is:

ovule

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'part of plant' is the definition.
(part of a plant's ovary)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for ovule that I've seen before include "Part of plant ovary which becomes seed" , "Part of flower" , "Part of seed plants" , "Small body containing the female germ cell of a plant" , "Egg cell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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