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Plant forms small border (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sedge

'plant' is the definition.
(sedge is a plant)

'small border' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'border' becomes 'edge' (synonyms).
's'+'edge'='SEDGE'

'forms' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sedge that I've seen before include "Grasslike marsh plant" , "Herons" , "Coarse grassy plant" , "Coarse, grasslike plant" , "Waterside plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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