The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TOADSTOOL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TOADSTOOL
- Car-mad character’s device that may be lethal
- Despicable individuals raised money to grow poisonous plant
- . Lowlifes wanting money back? It makes you sick
- One spotted in woods: amphibians also reaching lake
- What could be poisonous, hateful folk wanting money back
- It’s probably not good to eat nasty people with a utensil
- Loathsome person’s penis – don’t eat it!
- A wild fungus? A lot stood out
- To get mushroom risotto, load is blended
- Type of fun guy reportedly got putting hand under jumpers as well
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The straight part
We know that "Fungal growth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fungal growth = toadstool.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TOADSTOOL mean?
TOADSTOOL noun- Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an agaric.