The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AGAVE
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More clues leading to the result AGAVE
- Tropical plant Auntie originally donated
- Acre yielded sisal for one
- Device for cooking skin of vine that's succulent
- Middle of plant yielded sisal, say
- American opened plant in Mexico
- Area yielded plant of the aloe family
- Plant's core yielded base for tequila
- Time to protect a very small plant
- Leader of academy donated a plant
- Bodega finally provided source for tequila
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The straight part
We know that "succulent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case succulent = agave.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 AGAVE mean?
AGAVE noun- A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.