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One struggles to find climbing plants (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ivies

'climbing plants' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one struggles' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'struggles' becomes 'vies' (I've seen this in other clues).
'i'+'vies'='IVIES'

'to find' is the link.

(Other definitions for ivies that I've seen before include "Climbing plants with evergreen leaves" , "Vines with evergreen leaves" , "Climbers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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