The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MARRAM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MARRAM
- Month seeing end of winter has sheep getting grass
- Sheep climbing over another for grass
- Damage sign in grass
- Coarse grass hurt member of flock
- One sheep back with another on grass
- Grass to have a bad effect on sheep
- Spoil run in the morning with grassy example of 16
- Either way it grows on the beach
- Coarse grass laid down and shooting up
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The straight part
We know that "grass" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case grass = marram.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 MARRAM mean?
MARRAM noun- Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches.