Plays cute arrangement in trees (9)
I believe the answer is:
eucalypts
'trees' is the definition.
(eucalypt is a kind of tree)
'plays cute arrangement' is the wordplay.
'arrangement' indicates an anagram.
'plays'+'cute'='playscute'
'playscute' anagrammed gives 'EUCALYPTS'.
'in' is the link.
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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