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Plant tracks from stylish band (7)

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I believe the answer is:

chicory

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

'tracks from stylish band' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'tracks' could be 'ry' (abbreviation for railway) and 'ry' is found within the answer.
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'stylish' could be 'chic' (similar in meaning) and 'chic' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for chicory that I've seen before include "Plant with edible salad leaves" , "Vegetable used with coffee" , "Salad plant (with a root ground and used in coffee)" , "Root used as a coffee substitute" , "Plant used instead of coffee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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