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See brute roam around botanical garden (9)

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I believe the answer is:

arboretum

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'botanical garden' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'see brute roam' is the wordplay.
'brute roam' anagrams to 'ARBORETUM'.
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(Other definitions for arboretum that I've seen before include "Place for cultivation of trees" , "Collection of elders, say" , "Tree display centre" , "area with great growth" , "Place for cultivation of 19s" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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