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Tree more bare: bark initially removed (5)

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alder

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'tree' is the definition.
(I know that alder is a type of tree)

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(Other definitions for alder that I've seen before include "Tree related to the birch" , "Shrub or tree with cone-like fruits" , "North temperate tree with cone-like fruit" , "Tree or shrub whose wood is resistant to underwater rot" , "Tree with catkins" .)

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