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Oil supply charged into outer meter’s alternators? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olive tree

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'into outer meter's alternators?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'oil supply charged' is the wordplay.
'oil' becomes 'olive' (as in olive oil).
'supply' becomes 'etre' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'charged' means one lot of letters goes inside another (charged can mean filled with).
'olive' going around 'etre' is 'OLIVE TREE'.

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(Other definitions for olive tree that I've seen before include "bearer of fruit" , "oil supplier" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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