Cryptic crossword clue
Rain I care about — needed for plant 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CINERARIA

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plant = cineraria.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CINERARIA mean?

CINERARIA noun
  1. A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.
CINERARIA noun
  1. Any of the genus Cineraria of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
  2. Any of the garden flowers in the species Pericallis × hybrida (formerly classified in the genus Cineraria)

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