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Garden plant had trouble, each part being twisted (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dahlia

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'garden plant' is the definition.
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'had trouble each part being twisted' is the wordplay.
'had' becomes 'd' (in contractions e.g. 'I'd', 'you'd' etc).
'trouble' becomes 'ail' (synonyms).
'each part' becomes 'ha' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'being twisted' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'ail'+'ha'='ailha'
'ailha' written backwards gives 'ahlia'.
'd'+'ahlia'='DAHLIA'

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(Other definitions for dahlia that I've seen before include "Tuberous plant with showy flowers" , "conspicuous bloomer" , "Showy bloom" , "Showy flower from Mexico" , "Flower named after a Swedish botanist, d. 1789" .)

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