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Staunch supporter of plant (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stem

I believe this is a double definition.

'staunch' is the first definition.
(I know that staunch can be written as stem)

'supporter of plant' is the second definition.
(a stem is a part of a plant)

(Other definitions for stem that I've seen before include "supporter of tobacco?" , "Staunch (flow)" , "Stanch" , "Upward part of a plant" , "something growing?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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