Cryptic crossword clue
Short of large plants, lock filled with fish 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Short of large plants/Short of large plants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case short of large plants/short of large plants = treeless.
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 TREELESS mean?

TREELESS adjective
  1. Having no trees

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