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Tree with instruction not to sin, presumably including women (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dogwood

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

'presumably including women' is the wordplay.
'presumably' becomes 'dogood' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'including' indicates putting letters inside.
'women' becomes 'w'.
'dogood' placed around 'w' is 'DOGWOOD'.

'with instruction not to sin' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for dogwood that I've seen before include "Shrub with dark red 5s" , "Wild cornel" , "Flowering tree" , "Flowering shrub" , "timber" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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