Cryptic crossword clue
Notice oddly shaped flowering plant 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word DICOTYLEDON

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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 = dicotyledon.
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 DICOTYLEDON mean?

DICOTYLEDON noun
  1. A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons.
  2. Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.

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