Cryptic crossword clue
Polar worker boarding the ship with a large medicinal plant 4-4

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

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The straight part
We know that "medicinal plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case medicinal plant = selfheal.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does SELFHEAL mean?

SELFHEAL noun
  1. A small, herbaceous European plant with blue-violet flowers from any species of genus Prunella.

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