Tropical vine (5)

I believe the answer is:

liana

'tropical vine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for liana that I've seen before include "Tropical forest climber" , "climber in the tropics" , "Woody forest climber" , "Jungle creeper" , "Woody climbing (usually tropical) plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Penny Press.

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