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Parking fellow outside tree (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maple

'tree' is the definition.
(I know that maple is a type of angiospermous tree)

'parking fellow outside' is the wordplay.
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'fellow' becomes 'male' (fellow is a term for a man).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'p' inserted within 'male' is 'MAPLE'.

(Other definitions for maple that I've seen before include "Tree whose leaf features on the flag of Canada" , "Tree providing Canada's national emblem" , "Tree with syrupy sap" , "Syrup-yielding tree" , "Canadian flag leaf" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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