Cryptic crossword clue
Horse and badger eating mineral in medicinal plant 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HOREHOUND

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The straight part
We know that "medicinal plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case medicinal plant = horehound.
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 HOREHOUND mean?

HOREHOUND noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Marrubium.
  2. Any plant of the genus Ballota.
  3. A herb, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.

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