Cryptic crossword clue
Siren trouble girl raised as blooming deadly thing? 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "blooming deadly thing?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case blooming deadly thing? = belladonna.
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 BELLADONNA mean?

BELLADONNA noun
  1. A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
  2. An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.

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