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Plant's small advantage (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sedge

'plant's' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

'small advantage' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'advantage' becomes 'edge' (edge is a kind of advantage).
's'+'edge'='SEDGE'

(Other definitions for sedge that I've seen before include "Plant of wet ground" , "Marsh-dweller" , "water-loving vegetation" , "Plant growing in swampy ground" , "Herons" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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