Cryptic crossword clue
Crossing heather pass odd-looking little trees 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SAPLINGS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "little trees" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case little trees = saplings.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does SAPLINGS mean?

SAPLINGS noun
  1. A young tree, but bigger than a seedling.
  2. A youngster, especially a male nearing maturity.

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