What becomes a tree (4)

I believe the answer is:

seed

(Other definitions for seed that I've seen before include "one of the top players" , "Pip for sowing" , "Kernel" , "who is ranked highly" , "Source -- germ" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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