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Weed found in land, one I'd destroyed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dandelion

'weed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'land one i'd destroyed' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' indicates an anagram.
'land'+'one'+'id'='landoneid'
'landoneid' anagrammed gives 'DANDELION'.

'found in' is the link.

(Other definitions for dandelion that I've seen before include "Wild plant with "clock"" , "I nod, laden with yellow flower" , "Common yellow-flowered plant" , "Weed with deeply incised leaves" , "Common yellow-flowered weed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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