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Rosie cultivated willow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

osier

'willow' is the definition.
(I know that osier is a type of willow)

'rosie cultivated' is the wordplay.
'cultivated' is an anagram indicator.
'rosie' with letters rearranged gives 'OSIER'.

(Other definitions for osier that I've seen before include "Basket-maker" , "Bit of tree" , "Basketry willow" , "one used to get weaving?" , "branch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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