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Tree; beat (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

birch

I believe this is a double definition.

'tree' is the first definition.
(birch tree is a kind of tree)

'beat' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for birch that I've seen before include "Wood" , "Flog" , "Tree bearing catkins" , "Tree with silvery bark" , "Flogging rod" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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