The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GARDENER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GARDENER
- Heard old Hollywood actress, one working on plot?
- Worker evoking Arden era to some extent
- Horticulturist’s fantastic red range
- Frenchman and Yank upset one managing plots
- A road beset by various green bits? Maybe I’ve planted things
- Heart not in it, due to collect blankets – one tidying bed, say?
- Open air worker – in forest in Germany?
- Terrible danger exposed hero as person involved in plot?
- Bogarde nervelessly tackles character vital to the plot?
- Tale ultimately penned by old actress — might she work on the plot?
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The straight part
We know that "Perhaps Jekyll" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case perhaps jekyll = gardener.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GARDENER mean?
GARDENER noun- One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.