The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANNUALS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ANNUALS
- They’re out every year, you said, breaking records
- Old reports about Ursula’s first bloomers
- You break records for chrysanthemums?
- A news organisation of USA covering Liberal issues
- Periodicals you ultimately put into archives
- Garden plants in books
- Plants found in reference books
- Books which one enjoys in bed?
- Plants needing a non-westerly lawn dappled with sun
- Books which one may enjoy in bed?
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The straight part
We know that "chrysanthemums?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chrysanthemums? = annuals.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANNUALS mean?
ANNUALS noun- An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
- An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
- A medical checkup taking place once a year.
- A pantomime taking place once a year.