The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ASPIDISTRA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ASPIDISTRA
- Bloomer when at least three detectives prematurely ended ambush?
- Wasp: ‘I distractedly go around houseplant‘
- Wasp I distracted circling plant
- Snake one absent-minded Italian lost in plant
- Snake destroyed diarist’s plant
- Plantadapts when neglected
- Evergreen Shakespearean killer, not half: ‘Ides isn’t tragic’
- It’s paradise, newly created without Eden’s first plant
- Stomach of wasp I distracted with flower
- House plant meant dull respectability
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The straight part
We know that "House plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case house plant = aspidistra.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 ASPIDISTRA mean?
ASPIDISTRA noun- Any of several Asian plants, of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant