The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ABOUNDS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ABOUNDS
- Flourishes when crossing border
- After introduction to accountant, strapped son is rich
- Thrives when spring is coming in
- Flourishes, as spring comes in
- After eradicating parasites 18 is profuse
- Increases limit in outskirts of Athens
- One spring, head of stream is overflowing
- Every spring tip of shoots grows on trees
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The straight part
We know that "Thrives" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thrives = abounds.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.
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What does ABOUNDS mean?
ABOUNDS verb- To be full to overflowing.
- To be wealthy.
- To be highly productive.
- To be present or available in large numbers; to be plentiful.
- To revel in.
- To be copiously supplied