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Tree whose leaves form the principal diet of silkworms (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mulberry

(Other definitions for mulberry that I've seen before include "So-called port substitute" , "Bush in nursery rhyme" , "Tree associated with silkworms" , "Tree; dark red colour" , "The tree on which the silkworm feeds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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