Cryptic crossword clue
Daughter put in first green herbaceous plant 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "herbaceous plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case herbaceous plant = bedstraw.
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 BEDSTRAW mean?

BEDSTRAW noun
  1. Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
  2. Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
  3. Straw put into a bed

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