Cryptic crossword clue
Farm animal falls over in flowering plants 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COWSLIPS

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The straight part
We know that "flowering plants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flowering plants = cowslips.
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 COWSLIPS mean?

COWSLIPS noun
  1. A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
  2. Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
  3. Short for cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.

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