The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word REPOT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result REPOT
- Traveller books place somewhere new to put down roots
- Lush climbing plant in fresh soil
- Drunk after relapse gets transplant
- Size up a conservatory plant?
- Heavy drinker gets up to transfer plants
- Agent wants old books put in new container
- Drunk comes up to plant again
- Business agent to set up plant elsewhere
- Engineers do better than turning up to transfer plant
- Move to bigger accommodation due to expansion in the plant
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The straight part
We know that "transplant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case transplant = repot.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 REPOT mean?
REPOT verb- To move a growing plant from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth