The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ORPIN
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More clues leading to the result ORPIN
- Expert in Belfast perhaps turned around plant
- Briefly express view about end of tractor plant
- Plant given gold fastener
- Fastener at the bottom of yellow plant
- Hidden within moor, pink plant
- Alternative to needle plant
- Yellow pigment in round red fastener
- Some covering for pineapple plant
- Wayward tennis pro drops tangled nets on plant
- Plant put behind gate
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The straight part
We know that "Yellow pigment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case yellow pigment = orpin.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ORPIN mean?
ORPIN noun- Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.
- A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.