The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GREENERY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GREENERY
- Novelist on line leaves
- Short of time, enter within ash-coloured foliage
- Angers guy upended in dull vegetation
- Lines by English novelist identifying vegetation
- Lines written after novelist leaves?
- Writer with tips for really decorative stuff that needs to be cut
- Odd parts of garden go without good foliage
- Novelist rarely discontented in feature of countryside
- Leaves lines by English author
- Frenchman’s held up by drab vegetation
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The straight part
We know that "decorative stuff that needs to be cut" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case decorative stuff that needs to be cut = greenery.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 GREENERY mean?
GREENERY noun- Green foliage or verdure.
- Foliage used as decoration.
- Marijuana.