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A container like this for plant (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acanthus

'plant' is the definition.
(acanthus is a kind of plant)

'a container like this' is the wordplay.
'container' becomes 'can' (can is a kind of container).
'like this' becomes 'thus' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'can'+'thus'='ACANTHUS'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for acanthus that I've seen before include "Prickly-leaved plant" , "Ridicule" , "Growth" , "capital decoration" , "Plant with prickly leaves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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