Cryptic crossword clue
Plant yielding more in a paddy? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MADDER

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The straight part
We know that "Plant/more in a paddy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plant/more in a paddy = madder.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MADDER mean?

MADDER noun
  1. A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
  2. The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
  3. A dye made from the plant.
  4. A deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.
MADDER adjective
  1. Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.
MADDER adjective
  1. Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
  2. (chiefly US; informal in UK) Angry, annoyed.
  3. Bizarre; incredible.
  4. Wildly confused or excited.
  5. Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
  6. (usually with for or about) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
  7. (of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
  8. (chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
  9. (of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
MADDER noun
  1. A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.

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