Cryptic crossword clue
Part of flower Her Madge stuck in bent hatpin 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PERIANTH

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The straight part
We know that "Part of flower" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of flower = perianth.
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Crossword Answer definitions

PERIANTH noun
  1. The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
  2. The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.

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