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See bud attached to minute fruit tree (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

date palm

'fruit tree' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'see bud attached to minute' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'date' ('date' can be a synonym of 'see'**).
'bud' becomes 'pal' (I've seen this before).
'attached to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'minute' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'date'+'pal'+'m'='DATE PALM'

(Other definitions for date palm that I've seen before include "Tree bearing fruit with stones" , "N African fruit tree" , "Fruit-bearing tree" , "subtropical tree" , "that can bear fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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