Spatter lotion around elephant’s foot (8,5)

I believe the answer is:

tortoise plant

'elephant's foot' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'spatter lotion around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates an anagram.
'spatter'+'lotion'='spatterlotion'
'spatterlotion' with letters rearranged gives 'TORTOISE-PLANT'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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