Cryptic crossword clue
Eastern flower samples for businesses 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word INDUSTRIES

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The straight part
We know that "businesses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case businesses = industries.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does INDUSTRIES mean?

INDUSTRIES noun
  1. The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
  2. Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
  3. Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
  4. (in the singular) The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
  5. Automated production of material goods.
  6. A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.

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