The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CHINKAPINS
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The straight part
We know that "dwarf trees" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dwarf trees = chinkapins.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CHINKAPINS mean?
CHINKAPINS noun- Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
- Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.
- A water chinquapin, the water plant Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
- The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus).
- A species in the chestnut genus Castanea:
- A chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.