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Uncle cuts up cactus? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

succulent

'cactus?' is the definition.
(cactus is a kind of succulent)

'uncle cuts up' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get chucked up).
'uncle'+'cuts'='unclecuts'
'unclecuts' is an anagram of 'SUCCULENT'.

(Other definitions for succulent that I've seen before include "Lush" , "Luscious" , "Eg, a cactus" , "Full of juice" , "One may be potted!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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