Underground parts of a tree (5)

I believe the answer is:

roots

(Other definitions for roots that I've seen before include "a Wesker play" , "Nerve endings" , "Underground parts of a plant" , "To find ancestry" , "Genealogy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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