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Awfully mildewy around upper half of this plant (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wild thyme

'this plant' is the definition.
(wild thyme is a kind of plant)

'awfully mildewy around upper half of' is the wordplay.
'awfully' is an anagram indicator.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'upper' becomes 'meth' (meth is a kind of upper).
'half of' indicates taking half.
'mildewy' is an anagram of 'wildyme'.
'meth' halved is 'th'.
'wildyme' placed around 'th' is 'WILD THYME'.

(Another definition for wild thyme that I've seen is " plant".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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