Cryptic crossword clue
Father's holding kind of pastry flowers 7

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

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What does POPPIES mean?

POPPIES noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
  2. A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
  3. A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Sunday.
POPPIES noun
  1. One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.

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