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Graphite; leadwort (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plumbago

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">graphite</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that graphite can be written as plumbago)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">leadwort</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for plumbago that I've seen before include "Blue-flowered plant" , "Leadwort" , "climber in bed" , "Word for graphite" , "Evergreen shrub" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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