Yma —, Peru-born singer-actress who played Kori-Tica in 1954 adventure film Secret of the Incas (5)

I believe the answer is:

sumac

(Other definitions for sumac that I've seen before include "Hairy-fruited rhus" , "Shrub bright in autumn" , "plant" , "Novelist" , "Rudely brief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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