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Tree with multiple blood types? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

baobab

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'tree with multiple blood types?' is the definition.
'baobab' can be an answer for 'tree' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'with multiple blood types?' bit.

'tree with multiple blood types?' is the wordplay.
'multiple blood types?' can mean three substitutions for 'blood type'.
'tree' becomes 'bo tree' (bo tree is a kind of tree).
'with' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'blood type' becomes 'A' (A is an example).
'blood type' becomes 'B' (B is an example).
'blood type' becomes 'AB' (AB is an example).
'bo' placed around 'a' is 'bao'.
'bao'+'b'+'ab'='BAOBAB'

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(Other definitions for baobab that I've seen before include "Thick-trunked tree" , "Gigantic tropical tree with very thick trunk" , "Tree indigenous to Africa and Australia" , "Growth seen in Africa" , "African or Australian tree with very thick trunk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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