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A
large
tree
or
plant
(6)
A large tree or plant (6)
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How the clue works
The definition is plant, since an alpine is a type of rock-garden plant. The answer is built as A (a) plus L (abbreviation for large) plus PINE (a tree), giving ALPINE.