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Roll joint, getting one blown away (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tumbleweed

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'roll' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for tumbleweed that I've seen before include "Western drifter" , "Plant of arid regions, rolled about by the wind" , "Plant swept along by the wind - wet Elbe mud (anag)" , "Plant that blows around in the wind" , "Plant blown as a dry ball by the wind" .)

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