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Plants that produce spines from areas called areoles (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cacti

(Other definitions for cacti that I've seen before include "Spiny succulents" , "Tough plants" , "Prickly Pears perhaps" , "Plants of dry regions" , "Spiky desert plants in plural" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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