Cryptic crossword clue
Wife put in ground viridescent shrub 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word WINTERGREEN

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The straight part
We know that "shrub" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shrub = wintergreen.
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 WINTERGREEN mean?

WINTERGREEN noun
  1. Any evergreen plant.
  2. One of various unrelated evergreen plants, including:
  3. The spicy red berries of Gaultheria procumbens.
  4. The oil, methyl salicylate, obtained from these berries.
  5. The aroma of the oil, methyl salicylate, however derived.

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