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So creamy? Bananas and maple! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sycamore

'maple' is the definition.
(I know that Sycamore is a type of maple)

'so creamy? bananas' is the wordplay.
'bananas' indicates anagramming the letters (informal term for mad).
'so'+'creamy'='socreamy'
'socreamy' with letters rearranged gives 'SYCAMORE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for sycamore that I've seen before include "Tree of maple family" , "Species of maple" , "Tree - so creamy (anag)" , "Tree producing propeller-shaped seeds" , "Mr O'Casey is in the tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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