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Poetic evocation to be green? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

olive

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'green?' is the definition.
(olive green is a kind of green)

'poetic evocation to be' is the wordplay.
'poetic evocation' becomes 'o' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to be' becomes 'live' (to be is to live or exist).
'o'+'live'='OLIVE'

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(Other definitions for olive that I've seen before include "Fruit giving oil" , "woman" , "Oil-producing fruit" , "This branch is offered in peace gesture" , "Small green tree-fruit, nice in martini" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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