The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HERBAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HERBAGE
- Some woman's brief roll in the grass
- Sack in here for vegetation
- Vegetation now covers land
- Vegetation is secure in this location
- Has the time come for Rosemary and the rest of them?
- Plants in this place may conceal trap
- Plants ecstasy under woman’s accessory
- . Woman's sack with Oriental grass and such
- Leaves woman’s luggage at finishing line
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The straight part
We know that "Leaves" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case leaves = herbage.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 HERBAGE mean?
HERBAGE noun- Herbs collectively.
- Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
- The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
- The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).