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Tree providing a law breaker with something to eat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

walnut

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

'a law breaker with something to eat' is the wordplay.
'a law breaker' becomes 'wal' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'something to eat' becomes 'nut' (type of food).
'wal'+'nut'='WALNUT'

'providing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for walnut that I've seen before include "Fruit with a wrinkled shell" , "Tree, valuable ornamental wood" , "Valuable furniture wood" , "Large, wrinkled edible seed" , "Tree providing decorative wood" .)

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