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Spiny plants (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cacti

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spiny plants</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 cacti that I've seen before include "They're decidedly prickly" , "growing group" , "Prickly plants" , "Spiny desert plants" , "Plants of dry regions" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the USA Today, The Times, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate and The Star Tribune.
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