Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HYSSOP

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What does HYSSOP mean?

HYSSOP noun
  1. Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
  2. Any of several similar plants
  3. The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
  4. A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover, Origanum syriacum

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