Plant, member of 1960s group reportedly ... (5)
I believe the answer is:
betel
'plant' is the definition.
(betel is a kind of plant)
'member of 1960s group reportedly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'group' could be 'b' (B is an example) and 'b' is found in the answer.
'reportedly' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tel' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for betel that I've seen before include "Dried leaf of a plant chewed in Asia as a mild stimulant" , "Asian tree, whose nuts and leaves are chewed as a narcotic" , "Leaf or nut chewed in SE Asia" , "leaves to chew" , "Something stimulating" .)