Cryptic crossword clue
Plants grow wild in spasms 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Plants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plants = figworts.
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 FIGWORTS mean?

FIGWORTS noun
  1. Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
  2. Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria.

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