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Confusing place, say, to find a crop (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maize

'a crop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'confusing place say' is the wordplay.
'confusing place' becomes 'maze' (I've seen this in another clue).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'maze' sounds like 'MAIZE'.

'to find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for maize that I've seen before include "grain crop" , "American corn" , "Source of oil" , "Plant producing sweetcorn" , "Tall cereal plant bearing grain on large pods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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