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Recalled from Hotel to organise minor branch (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rootlet

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'minor branch' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'recalled from hotel to organise' is the wordplay.
'recalled' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'teltoor' can be found hidden inside 'hotel to organise'.
'teltoor' reversed gives 'ROOTLET'.

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(Other definitions for rootlet that I've seen before include "part vital to growth" , "small underground branch" , "Small radical" , "underground development" , "Small branch of a plant's "anchor"" .)

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