Cryptic crossword clue
If returned without hesitation to party member 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FUMITORY

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What does FUMITORY mean?

FUMITORY noun
  1. A plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria, which are annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.

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