Cryptic crossword clue
Matt O'Brien trained flowering plant 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "flowering plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flowering plant = montbretia.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MONTBRETIA mean?

MONTBRETIA noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Crocosmia (once called Montbretia).

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