The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HAWTHORN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HAWTHORN
- Tree god, sporting beard, on horse
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- Bush had briefed west? God, not at first
- Hotel throw a wobbly with new fruit supplier
- Playing what instrument is found in the wood?
- 15 god embraced by US actress
- Tree god cutting beard after end of month
- May hotel throw a wobbly over knight?
- Bush has first of aides thrown out by hotel
- Leading herbalists who rant about natural cure for indigestion
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What does HAWTHORN mean?
HAWTHORN noun- Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches