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Pulls up the grass (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sward

'grass' is the definition.
(literary term for grass)

'pulls up' is the wordplay.
'pulls' becomes 'draws' ('draw' can be a synonym of 'pull').
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'draws' reversed gives 'SWARD'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sward that I've seen before include "Expanse of grass" , "Stretch of turf or grass" , "Grassy area" , "green turf?" , "Grassy expanse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Telegraph and The Sun.
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