The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word VANILLAS
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The straight part
We know that "Orchids" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case orchids = vanillas.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 VANILLAS mean?
VANILLAS noun- Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.
- The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.
- The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.
- Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.
- (sexuality) Someone who is not into fetishism; a normophile
- An unmodded version of a game
- A yellowish-white colour, like that of vanilla ice cream.