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Portion of green plant served at table (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entree

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'portion' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'green plant served at table' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'plant' could be 'tree' and 'tree' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'en' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for entree that I've seen before include "The right of admission or entry" , "Dish allowing one to go in?" , "Main course dish" , "No way-out" , "Right of entrance for a dish?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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