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I believe the answer is:

tree

(Other definitions for tree that I've seen before include "Conifer, for example" , "Stand for mugs" , "Birch, say" , "Recently named grouping of rogue states" , "Root-and-branch plant?" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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