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Plant that’s excessively puffed up, but not round (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vervain

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

'excessively puffed up but not round' is the wordplay.
'excessively' becomes 'over'.
'puffed up' becomes 'vain' (I've seen this in another clue).
'but not' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'over'+'vain'='overvain'
'overvain' with 'o' taken out is 'VERVAIN'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Another definition for vervain that I've seen is " Plant".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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