The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RAMIE
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More clues leading to the result RAMIE
- Grass that is given to sheep
- Herb that is submerged under butter
- I brought in ream, after pulping source of paper
- Plant that is trodden on by sheep
- China grass – with butter, that is
- Herb that is buried under stuff
- Marie tailored cloth
- Royal French beloved's fabric
- Butter with rice, every other herb
- Marie replaced plant
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The straight part
We know that "herb" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case herb = ramie.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 RAMIE mean?
RAMIE noun- (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
- (usually uncountable) fibre extracted from this plant, resembling flax.