Cryptic crossword clue
Threatening plants first scrambled round tops of fences in dark 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Threatening plants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case threatening plants = triffids.
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 TRIFFIDS mean?

TRIFFIDS noun
  1. A fictional plant, able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger
  2. Any of the anemones of the genus Aiptasia with poisonous tentacles, which are a pest in aquaria.
  3. Any large, fast-growing and hard-to-remove weed, such as the flowering shrub Chromolaena odorata.

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