Cryptic crossword clue
House plant young woman supplied with hot breeze 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MAIDENHAIR

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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 = maidenhair.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does MAIDENHAIR mean?

MAIDENHAIR noun
  1. A woman's pubic hair
  2. Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris
  3. Designating various types of moss or flowering plants.
  4. Either of two ericaceous plants, the creeping snowberry or the checkerberry.

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