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Developing roots or trunk (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

torso

'trunk' is the definition.
(both can mean a person's chest)

'developing roots' is the wordplay.
'developing' indicates an anagram (letters developed into a new form).
'roots' is an anagram of 'TORSO'.

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for torso that I've seen before include "Body's trunk" , "Chest" , "Trunk; headless, limbless body" , "Body's core" , "Poorly-dressed child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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