The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HEATHER
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More clues leading to the result HEATHER
- Shrub no longer easy for the female to accommodate
- Woman showing passion — the fellow runs!
- Girl in crouch finally loading pistol
- Girl: what to do if she is cold?
- Warm woman, Erica?
- Girl in early race — that’s the girl?
- That man ploughed earth for Erica
- Try bedding in the plant
- Get to know about the thing seen on the moors
- Warm woman is possibly Erica
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The straight part
We know that "Girl/what to do if she is cold?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case girl/what to do if she is cold? = heather.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 HEATHER mean?
HEATHER noun- An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
- The Ericaceae family.
- Various species of the genus Erica.
- Various species of the genus Cassiope.
- A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
- The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
- Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.