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DMail Prize Xword 14263 - last one, thanks for any help

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ashfordshe | 08:08 Fri 22nd Jun 2012 | Crosswords
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5d. I turf out old actor and mandarin, for example (5,4) F?U?T?R?E
I'm sure it is fruit tree (iturf) but where does tree come into it?
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fruit tree = anagram of 'i turf' + Tree
08:10 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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Fruit tree
08:12 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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Beerbohm Tree was an old actor
08:13 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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Mandarin is the tree (small orange tree)
08:14 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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The way I now read the clue suggests that 'old actor' and 'mandarin' indicate the tree.
08:16 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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'old actor' [Herbert Beerbohm Tree] is part of the clue subsidiary whereas 'mandarin' is the definition part of the clue
08:19 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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Wow bibblebub!!!!
08:20 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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my desktop internet connection is back to normal (fingers crossed) after 2 weeks of being unusable most of the time so I'm feeling slightly euphoric and garrulous
08:23 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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.............and very welcome back.
20:39 Fri 22nd Jun 2012

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