Cryptic crossword clue
Seeds at Wimbledon are embar­rassingly volatile, but not lame­brain characters 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Seeds at Wimbledon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case seeds at wimbledon = ryegrass.
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 RYEGRASS mean?

RYEGRASS noun
  1. Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.
  2. A collection of plants of any of the species, as in a lawn or field.

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