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Plant letting gents in shifts (8,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stinging nettle

'plant' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

'letting gents in shifts' is the wordplay.
'shifts' indicates anagramming the letters.
'letting'+'gents'+'in'='lettinggentsin'
'lettinggentsin' anagrammed gives 'STINGING NETTLE'.

(Other definitions for stinging nettle that I've seen before include "Common weed" , "Plant (Urtica)" , "Common plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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