Cryptic crossword clue
Run into nook to find plant

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CORNFLOWER

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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 = cornflower.
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 CORNFLOWER mean?

CORNFLOWER noun
  1. A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
  2. A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
  3. Cornflower blue.
CORNFLOWER adjective
  1. Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.

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