Small creeping plant (9)
I believe the answer is:
speedwell
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small creeping plant</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for speedwell that I've seen before include "Small plant, veronica" , "Small creeping herbaceous plant with blue or pink flowers" , "Flowering plant" , "bloomer?" , "Small blue flower of the genus veronica" .)