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Tree, minute one from SE Asia (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matai

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'tree' is the definition.
(matai is a kind of tree)

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(Other definitions for matai that I've seen before include "an evergreen in NZ" , "tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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