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Variety of native tree that's deep-rooted (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inveterate

'deep-rooted' is the definition.
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'variety of native tree' is the wordplay.
'variety of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'native'+'tree'='nativetree'
'nativetree' with letters rearranged gives 'INVETERATE'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inveterate that I've seen before include "Confirmed in (bad) habit" , "long-standing" , "Hardened" , "Long-established" , "Long-formed (bad habit)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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