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Shake and reportedly smash type of fern (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

rock brake

'type of fern' is the definition.
(I know that rock brake is a type of fern)

'shake and reportedly smash' is the wordplay.
'shake' becomes 'rock' (synonyms).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'smash' becomes 'break' (I've seen this before).
'break' is a homophone of 'brake'.
'rock'+'brake'='ROCK-BRAKE'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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