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Name strange individual in plant (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anemone

'plant' is the definition.
(anemone is a kind of plant)

'name strange individual' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'individual' becomes 'one' (an individual is one person).
'name' is an anagram of 'anem'.
'anem'+'one'='ANEMONE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for anemone that I've seen before include "Name one strange flower" , "climbing plant" , "Flower related to the buttercup" , "Pretty flower or sea animal" , "Brightly coloured flower or tube-shaped sea creature" .)

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