Cryptic crossword clue
Effect of insecticide for plant? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BUGLOSS

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What does BUGLOSS mean?

BUGLOSS noun
  1. Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

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