The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HIBISCUS
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More clues leading to the result HIBISCUS
- It's excluded from part of elevenses in his plant
- Plant the fellow’s, having potted brown — it's missed!
- Bird nesting in the said overturned bush
- Greetings! It has left the digestives, say
- More than half of biscuit dunked in that man’s – sort of – tea
- Malaysian national symbol is in his club, left out and devastated
- Is copper lurking in Scottish club a plant?
- In setting up such a hotel chain set down plants
- Is copper being entertained by Scottish football club making a bloomer?
- Plant vaccine is about to be taken by us
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The straight part
We know that "sort of – tea" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sort of – tea = hibiscus.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 HIBISCUS mean?
HIBISCUS noun- A flower of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
- A cocktail made with champagne and cranberry juice.