The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MAGNOLIA
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More clues leading to the result MAGNOLIA
- Tree one’s put in beside a motorway to the west
- Pale pink periodical, certainly not one that misleads endlessly
- Periodical trouble working around ornamental tree
- Periodical trouble working back in bush
- Main goal: to be relaxed in the shade
- Moving along, aim for tree
- End up taking original along — some painters like it
- Tree I yearn to climb in Massachusetts area
- During very fine morning yearn to climb tree
- Old woman in gaol, turning a pale creamy-white colour
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The straight part
We know that "Pale pink" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pale pink = magnolia.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 MAGNOLIA mean?
MAGNOLIA noun- A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
- The flower of a magnolia tree.
- A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.
- A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
- Of a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.