Cryptic crossword clue
Type of plant in old economy, not new 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word MONOCOTYLEDON

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The straight part
We know that "Type of plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case type of plant = monocotyledon.
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 MONOCOTYLEDON mean?

MONOCOTYLEDON noun
  1. Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.

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