The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PRIVET
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More clues leading to the result PRIVET
- Evergreen power to fascinate
- Soft device for fixing shrub
- Quiet check about Rhode Island shrub
- Bush needs fix under pressure
- Dick has to check over rector’s hedge
- Focus after beginning to prune hedge
- Bank of Seine, say between Paris and Troyes, principally evergreen
- Right after parking, I check it could mark the property edge?
- Hedge sparrow’s second character with rook I scrutinise
- Bush, party leader preceding boss
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The straight part
We know that "hedge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hedge = privet.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 PRIVET mean?
PRIVET noun- Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.
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